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09/19/2024

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09/19/2024

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 36 Months for Green Card Renewals

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07/29/2022

The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now.

The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.

07/25/2022

Visa applicants facing protracted wait times for benefits like work permits and travel authorization are increasingly turning to the courts for solutions.

Visa applicants facing protracted wait times for benefits like work permits and travel authorization are increasingly turning to the courts for solutions.

07/22/2022

Federal immigration officials recently extended a set of temporary protections for Venezuelans who entered the United States before March 2021, but chose not to offer protection to more recent migrants.

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers, and some Florida Republicans, have urged Biden to extend a year-old deportation relief program for people from Venezuela, which has faced economic turmoil and a refugee crisis.

07/18/2022

A record surplus of employment-based green cards available this year is putting the pressure on top immigration agency officials to issue all available visas before the fiscal year ends.

A record surplus of employment-based green cards available this year is putting the pressure on top immigration agency officials to issue all available visas before the fiscal year ends.

07/15/2022

The Biden administration quietly expanded eligibility rules for immigrants requesting humanitarian entry into the U.S. amid mounting criticism over the rejection of thousands of applications from Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban, internal government guidance and training materials obtained by CBS News show.

The U.S. has received tens of thousands of humanitarian parole applications from Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban.

07/11/2022

A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on the legality of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up another high-stakes legal clash over immigration that could impact hundreds of thousands of people.

A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on the legality of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up another high-stakes legal clash over immigration that could impact hundreds of thousands of people.

07/08/2022

The Supreme Court ruled that President Biden can shut down a Trump administration program designed to restrict immigration at the southern border.

The policy required people seeking asylum at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their claims were decided.

07/02/2022

The United States will announce an offer of 300,000 work visas to Mexicans and Central Americans when the Mexican president visits Washington next month, Mexico's interior minister said Wednesday. A spokesperson at the U.S. embassy in Mexico did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. to offer 300,000 work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans - Mexican official

06/30/2022

The Biden administration, reacting to a federal court ruling in Texas, has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and deportation of immigrants on those who are considered a threat to public safety and national security.

The Biden administration has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and deportation of immigrants on those considered a threat to public safety and national security

06/25/2022

The Supreme Court recently made it much more difficult for immigrants to challenge immigration policies in court, holding that challenges have to be brought individually and not on a class-wide basis.

The Supreme Court on Monday made it much more difficult for immigrants to challenge immigration policies in court, holding that challenges have to be brought individually and not on a class-wide basis.