Nelson A. Castillo 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
Updated information for the December 2018 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the dates for filing applications through the consular channel 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
A federal judge temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump that banned asylum for immigrants entering illegally from Mexico. Jon Tigar, a federal district judge in San Francisco, issued the temporary restraining order on Monday, Nov. 19. The order is effective immediately nationwide and lasts ... Read more
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