Nelson A. Castillo In my first Consulta Migratoria® column of 2019, I offer some recommendations for the new year. This is the column: We close 2018 with great uncertainty about the future of undocumented immigrants in the United States, what will happen to the DACA and TPS youth, the thousands of people in the caravan coming from Central America that ... Read more
Updated information for the January 2019 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that new asylum restrictions announced by President Trump's administration in November cannot be implemented. In a 5-4 vote, the high court justices upheld the decision of lower courts to block implementation of President Trump's order denying ... Read more
All government agencies and offices, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration court, will be closed on Monday, December 24, 2018 by executive order. President Trump declared that all federal departments and agencies will remain closed on that day. Any interviews scheduled by the offices ... Read more
H-2B visas available for the first half of fiscal year 2019 ran out. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it reached the maximum number of 33,000 H-2B visas authorized by Congress for the first half of fiscal year 2019. H-2B visas are used to bring foreign nationals ... Read more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field office in Havana, Cuba has closed its doors permanently effective today, December 10. The USCIS field office in Mexico City will assume jurisdiction of individual immigration matters in Cuba. The office of the Department of ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who has a prior arrest and now wishes to file a petition to cancel the conditions of residency. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please ... Read more
All government agencies and offices, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration courts, will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Any interviews scheduled by government offices for that day will be rescheduled. Affected individuals will be notified of the new dates for their appointments. If ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader seeking legal help for his wife and children in immigration detention. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an attorney ... Read more
Several of the customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable on Sunday, December 2, 2018. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. On this occasion, the service interruption will be from 5:00 a.m. to ... Read more
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