Nelson A. Castillo 
A federal judge today ordered the U.S. Department of State (USDOS) to process the applications of winners of the FY 2020 diversity visas, commonly known as the visa lottery, as quickly as possible and by September 30, 2020. In a document from ... Read more
Updated information for the September 2020 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include consular filing dates and final visa issuance action by U.S. embassies or consulates. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on ... Read more
After months of closure, three immigration courts in California will resume hearings for immigrants who are not in detention. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that immigration courts in Los Angeles and Van Nuys will resume hearings in non-detained immigrant cases on Monday, ... Read more
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced changes to the processing of applications for DACA - the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program - that will affect beneficiaries. The two key points of the changes are: 1. No new registrations will be accepted. This means that individuals ... Read more
Updated information for the July 2020 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include consular filing dates and final visa issuance action by U.S. embassies or consulates. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on ... Read more
In a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that President Donald Trump's administration violated administrative procedures law when it decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Trump administration had argued that it acted lawfully ... Read more
Charged with defrauding more than three dozen undocumented immigrants after promising to help them with immigration paperwork, Eblin Balver was sentenced Tuesday, June 16, to seven years in prison. In a plea agreement with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the 53-year-old woman pleaded no contest to a plea of no contest, ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer the question of a reader who wants to know if she was selected in the visa lottery. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to her questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
After a more than 11-week closure due to the pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today reopened most of its offices to the public. USCIS had temporarily suspended most of its in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and Immigration and Naturalization Centers ... Read more
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