By Yingfei Zhou, Esq. Today, June 09, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that children who waited for years with their parents to obtain immigrant visas still have to go to the back of the line when they turn 21. BACKGROUND: The case, Mayorkas v Cuellar…
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson On June 05, 2014 the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, announced the renewal process for enrollment in the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Effective immediately, USCIS will begin to accept renewal requests, as well as…
The Los Angeles Times recently released an article which discusses a new policy taken by the Obama Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The new policy aims at limiting deportations by making small, but significant changes to a program which started under the George W. Bush administration called Secure Communities.…
Aditya Agarwal, VP of Engineering at Dropbox and President and Founder of FWD. us Joe Green For decades, immigrants from all parts of the world have come to the United States, bringing with them their unsurpassed talents and ground breaking innovations. This entrepreneurial spirit was first fostered by our founding…
In October of 2013, California made history when it became the first most populous state in the nation to sign a bill into law which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a California driver’s license. This measure, Assembly Bill 60, was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown and was…
On Tuesday May 6, 2014 the Department of Homeland Security announced the publication of two newly proposed rules designed with the purpose of attracting and retaining highly skilled foreign workers. Both initiatives seek to advance the United States economy and improve competitiveness by recruiting the best and brightest professionals the…
Last Monday, April 28, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative of California’s 19th district, introduced what is known as a Private Relief Bill to Congress in an effort to reunite fellow DREAMer and San Jose State University college student, David Gonzalez, with his mother Antonia Aguilar. The Private Relief Bill, which…
The Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State, Charles Oppenheim, recently shared the expected projections for monthly and annual visa demand and Visa Bulletin projections regarding family and employment based green cards. It is important to note that these projections may be subject…
On May 01, 2014 U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a revamped webpage which allows non-immigrant visitors entering the United States, to access their I-94 arrival/departure record and their arrival/departure history. Prior to April 2013, non-immigrant visitors could only access and retrieve their recent I-94 arrival/departure record. The overwhelmingly positive response to the agency’s I-94…
Since the year 1990, USCIS has administered the Immigrant Investor Program, better known as ‘EB-5’. The program was first launched by Congress with the goal of expanding the U.S. economy by encouraging job creation and capital investment through foreign investment. It has now become known for its Regional Center pilot…