New details have emerged relating to a pending lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas known as Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.), which is currently blocking the approval of applications filed under the Biden administration’s parole in place…
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October Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Advancements and Retrogressions, and Major Movement Across Family-Sponsored Categories
Today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the October Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will use…
BREAKING: Federal Judge Extends Administrative Stay for Parole in Place Applications under the Keeping Families Together Program Until September 23
We have new developments to report relating to pending litigation for parole in place applications in the case Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.). Yesterday evening, federal Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District Court of Texas issued a court order extending his…
Immigration Updates: Keeping Families Together PIP Lawsuit and EB-1 Unavailability for Rest of FY 2024
Parole in Place – Keeping Families Together Updates As previously reported, a federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from approving parole requests under the Keeping Families Together program. What does this mean for parole in place applications? Due to a 14-day administrative stay handed down by District…
BREAKING NEWS: Texas and 15 Republican States File Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Parole in Place, What this Means for the Keeping Families Together Program
IMPORTANT ALERT: On August 26, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Texas v. Department of Homeland Security, Case Number 24-cv-306 administratively stayed DHS from granting parole in place under Keeping Families Together for 14 days; the District Court might extend the period of this administrative stay.…
What to Expect After Filing the Online I-131F Application for Parole in Place for Undocumented Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens
In this blog post, we discuss what undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. Citizens can expect after applying for Parole in Place using the new USCIS online application called Form I-131F. What to Expect After Filing Form I-131F Parole in Place Once you have properly submitted the Form I-131F using…
USCIS Releases New Information for Parole in Place Program for Undocumented Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S. Citizens such as Necessary Documents and Filing Fees
New details have recently been provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the Parole in Place application process for undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. Citizens, also known as “Keeping Families Together.” USCIS will begin accepting online applications for Parole in Place on August 19, 2024, using…
NVC Immigrant Visa Backlog Report: Only 55,829 Applicants Scheduled for IV Interviews in August 2024
Recently, the Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) released the August 2024 Immigrant Visa Backlog report, which provides data and statistics of the number of documentarily complete immigrant visa cases currently at the National Visa Center waiting for interviews, documentarily complete cases that have been scheduled for visa interviews, and…
USCIS Announces Parole in Place Application Process for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens Opens August 19th
We are pleased to provide our readers with important new updates regarding President Biden’s recent executive order that creates a pathway to permanent residency for undocumented spouses of U.S. Citizens who have been living in the U.S. for at least 10 years, as of June 17, 2024. Those who qualify…
August Visa Bulletin: Future Retrogression of EB-3, Modest Advancement of EB-2 and EB-3 India Final Action and Dates for Filing, and Movement in the Family-Sponsored Dates for Filing Chart
We are pleased to inform our readers that yesterday July 9th, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs released the August Visa Bulletin. In this blog post we breakdown the projected movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the month of August. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based…