DACA survives for now! This is a long decision with a lot to review, but the Supreme Court has blocked DHS from terminating DACA! The decision seems to leave a chance for DHS to perhaps end DACA through different processes, but they would at least need to restart and...
Immigration Legal Specialists Based In Brooklyn And Oakland Serving Clients Across The United States
Immigration
Summary of new Presidential Proclamation suspending entry to the US to many due to COVID-19
Today, Trump signed yet another anti-immigrant Presidential Proclamation (PP) called the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. The PP which is ostensibly to...
Information for those unable to depart the United States due to COVID-19
Below is relevant information for individuals who entered the United States with temporary permission who now cannot depart due to COVID-19. It is important to remember that COVID-19 policies are fluid and rapidly developing. Please note that the American Immigration...
You can still file applications with USCIS despite its physical offices being closed to the public
With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to immigration agencies closing many of their physical offices and courts to the public, there are a lot of questions about what immigration applications can still be filed and how the closures will affect them. Firstly, to recap,...
Bean, Lloyd, Mukherji, & Taylor’s Volunteer Work with Al Otro Lado’s Asylum Pro Se Clinic
Associate, Anita Mukherji, and Of Counsel, spent this past weekend volunteering for the Al Otro Lado Pro Se Asylum Clinic. The clinic was originally set to be done in person at Al Otro Lado’s office in Tijuana, Mexico, but, due to the COVID-19 virus, it was held...
New law creates a new opportunity for Liberians to apply for residency
While it has not received much attention, a new law passed on December 20, 2019 provides Liberians who have been in the United States since November 20, 2014 new option to apply for residency. Titled the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, the new law allows...
Immigration applications likely to be more expensive soon
USCIS has announced that it intends to raise fees for several applications. Many people interested in applying for immigration benefits should file soon. It is important to remember that the proposed fee increases have not yet been finalized and will not take effect...
Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is a Devastating Blow to Due Process and Human Rights Protections
DHS recently announced an unprecedented new policy called the Migrant Protection Protocols ("MPP"). The MPP is currently only being implemented in Tijuana, but will imminently be expanded to other cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. As we brace ourselves for the...
9th Circuit Decision on Visa Petitions and Naturalization: Becoming an Immediate Relative Even if Over 21
Exciting news for certain children whose parents petitioned them who are waiting for a visa to become available! On February 14, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals came down with an important decision in Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions. The Ninth Circuit rejected...
“RAISE Act” would create 2nd (and 3rd) class citizens
President Trump's attack on immigrants continues with his support for the re-introduced "RAISE Act", which would drastically cut legal immigration. This bill has already drawn very strong opposition, and will hopefully never become law. It has enough support, however,...