Nelson A. Castillo Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last night issued an order blocking the cancellation of DACA - the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program - repealed by President Donald Trump's administration last year. In a ruling outlined in a document from ... Read more
What was so feared has happened. The U.S. government will cancel the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for El Salvador. The decision means that approximately 200,000 Salvadorans currently covered by TPS will lose the right to live and work legally in the United States and will be subject to deportation if they do not ... Read more
Updated information for the January 2018 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
There are no more H-2B visas available for the first half of fiscal year 2018. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday that it received enough petitions to reach the maximum number of H-2B visas authorized by Congress for the first half of fiscal year 2018. H-2B visas are ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a Honduran who wants to re-register for TPS. 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 immigration attorney for legal advice ... Read more
Updated information for the December 2017 Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin is now available. The new tables detail the processing dates for affirmative asylum applications filed directly with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The processing times in this ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column this week, I explain how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous lawyers. Here is the column: In every profession there are some bad apples. Unfortunately, there are also unscrupulous people in the legal field, including lawyers, although they are in the minority. The problem is that a single unscrupulous lawyer can cause ... Read more
Former immigration attorney Yehlen "Mary" Dorothea Brooks, who had lost her license to practice law, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of grand theft for defrauding dozens of immigrants who paid thousands of dollars for services she did not provide. In exchange for her plea bargain, Brooks is expected to receive ... Read more
With 62 votes in favor and 37 against, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In her new position, she will be in charge of several government agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. ... Read more
Updated information for the December 2017 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
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