Saturday, February 29, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Initial H-1B Registration Period Opens at Noon Eastern on March 1
From USCIS:
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 20. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to fill out prospective petitioner and beneficiary information and submit their registrations. A confirmation number will be assigned to each registration submitted for the FY 2021 H-1B cap. This number is used solely to track registrations; you cannot use this number to track your case status in Case Status Online. Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their representatives are required to use a myUSCIS online account to: 1) register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and 2) pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee for each registration submitted on behalf of each beneficiary. Prospective petitioners or their representatives will be able to submit registrations for multiple beneficiaries in a single online session. Through the account, they will be able to prepare, edit and store draft registrations prior to final payment and submission of each registration. If USCIS receives enough registrations by March 20, we will randomly select registrations and send selection notifications via users’ USCIS online accounts. We intend to notify account holders by March 31, 2020. An H-1B cap-subject petition may only be filed by a petitioner whose registration for that For more information, visit H-1B Electronic Registration Process. |
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Attorney General overrules IJ and BIA
"The immigration judge found that it was more likely than not this person would be subjected to torture. A three-member panel of the BIA dismissed the DHS appeal. Bill Barr swoops in and says the BIA was wrong and basically directs them to deny the claim and order him deported."
https://twitter.com/immlawACHall/status/1232806176519159808?s=03
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Episode 124 - Interview w/ TRAC Co-Founder Dr. Susan Long
Donate to TRAC: https://trac.syr.edu/cgi-bin/sponsor/sponsor.pl
Website: https://trac.syr.edu/
Statistics on Asylum Decisions Varying Across Regions: https://trac.syr.edu/whatsnew/email.200113.htmla
Monday, February 24, 2020
Sunday, February 23, 2020
San Diego Sheriff complies with ICE subpoenas on jail records
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-sheriff-ice-subpoenas-jail-records
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Practice Manual Updated
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/board-immigration-appeals-2
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Friday, February 14, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
Sunday, February 9, 2020
ICE agents wind up shooting second man in wild Brooklyn street brawl
ICE agents, while arresting undocumented Mexican immigrant, wind up shooting second man in wild Brooklyn street brawl
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-ice-agent-shoots-man-in-face-in-brooklyn-20200206-7db5cmlbqff2hflbs5pnssipuu-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-ice-agent-shoots-man-in-face-in-brooklyn-20200206-7db5cmlbqff2hflbs5pnssipuu-story.html
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
USCIS Announces Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule: Revised Forms and Updated Policy Manual Guidance
From USCIS:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted several new and revised forms to our website on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. These forms are associated with the Feb. 24, 2020 implementation of the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule.
These new and revised forms will not be used in Illinois, where the Final Rule remains enjoined by a federal court. The Department of Homeland Security has requested a stay of the Illinois injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in light of the Supreme Court decision to stay the last nationwide injunction. If you are applying for adjustment of status and live in Illinois, or are a petitioning for/are an employer of an alien applying for an extension of nonimmigrant stay or change of nonimmigrant status and are located in Illinois, please review the information on our website for Illinois residents to access forms and information about how to apply in light of the injunction. Should the injunction in Illinois be lifted, USCIS will provide additional public guidance.
Once the Final Rule has been implemented on Feb. 24, 2020, we will reject prior editions of forms if the postmark date is on or after Feb. 24, 2020, except in Illinois. For applications and petitions sent by commercial courier, the postmark date is the date on the courier receipt. If we receive an application or petition on a prior edition of a form, we will reject that form, and the applicant or petitioner will need to file a new application or petition.
New and Revised FormsWe have posted these new forms:
- Form I-944, Declaration of Self Sufficiency
- Form I-945, Public Charge Bond
- Form I-356, Request for Cancellation of Public Charge Bond
We have also posted these revised forms:
- Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
- Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker
- Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
- Form I-485 Supplement A, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)
- Form I-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204(j)
- Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA
- Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member
- Form I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act
- Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
- Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
- Form I-539, Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
- Form I-539 online
Further Information We have published guidance based on the final rule in the USCIS Policy Manual. For additional information, see the Policy Alert.
In the coming weeks, we will hold a public engagement session to help the public understand the rule and filing requirements.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis) and Instagram (@USCIS).
Kind regards,
Public Engagement Division
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-global-entry-trusted-traveler-new-york-ice-sanctuary-law
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-global-entry-trusted-traveler-new-york-ice-sanctuary-law
32-year-old U.S. citizen dies in border custody in Texas
https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1131076?usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D&_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fus-news%2F32-year-old-u-s-citizen-dies-border-custody-texas-n1131076
CBP Response: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-regarding-death-us-citizen
CBP Response: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-regarding-death-us-citizen
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Visa Reciprocity Fee/Validity Changes
Netherlands
E-1/E-2 Visas: Fee Increase from $0.00 to $2,228.00
And Validity Decrease from 60 to 36 months
F-1/F-2 Visas: Validity Decrease from 60 to 50 months
L-1 Visa: Fee Increase from $0 to $73.00
R-1 Visa: Fee Increase from $0 to $73.00
Ecuador
F-1/F-2 Visas Validity Decrease from 60 to 29 months
F-2 Visa Fee Increase from $0.00 to $142.00
H-1B/H-4 Visas: Fee Increase from $0.00 to $260.00
And Validity Decrease from 60 to 24 months
L-1/L-2 Visas: Validity Decrease from 60 to 24 months
And Fee Increases for L-1 from $0.00 to $260.00 and for L-2 form $0.00 to $60.00
R-1/R-2 Visas: Validity Decrease from 60 to 24 months
And Fee Increases from $0.00 to $60.00
Ghana
H-1B/H-4 Visas Fee Increase from $0.00 to $770.00
I Visa > $200 for multiple entry/12 month visa and no Fee for one time/3 month visa
L-1/L-2 Visas Fee Increase from $0.00 to $1,370.00
R-1/R-2 Visas Fee Increase from $0.00 to $170.00
Greece
F-1 Visa > $105 for multiple entry/60 month visa and No Fee for 12-month visa
H-1B Visa Validity Decrease from 60 to 11 months
I Visa Validity Decrease from 60 to 9 months
L-1 Visa Validity Decrease from 60 to 11 months
R-1 Visa Validity Decrease from 60 to 11 months
Benin
F-1/F-2 Visas > No fee for 6 month visa/ $681 for 36 months visa
H-1B/H-4 Visas Fee Increase from $0.00 to $651.00
I Visa Fee Increase from $20.00 to $87.00
L-1/L-2 Visas Fee Increase from $20.00 to $57.00
R-1/R-2 Visas Fee Increase from $20.00 to $502.00
Seychelles
F-1/F-2 Visas Fee Increase from $0.00 to $21.00
And Validity Decrease from 60 to 12 months
H-1B Visa Fee Increase from $0.00 to $1,682.00
I Visa Fee Increase from $0.00 to $2,882.00
L-1 Visa Fee Increase from $0.00 to $2,882.00
R-1 Visa Fee Increase from $0.00 to $1,382.00
BIA on MPP: Matter of J.J. Rodriguez, 27 I&N Dec. 762 (BIA 2020)
Where the Department of Homeland Security returns an alien to Mexico to await an immigration hearing pursuant to the Migrant Protection Protocols and provides the alien with sufficient notice of that hearing, an Immigration Judge should enter an in absentia order of removal if the alien fails to appear for the hearing
Episode 122 - Interview w/ Immigration Professor, Attorney & Author César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Book: Migrating to Prison (https://amzn.to/2tqrlUW)
Website: Crimmigration.com
Saturday, February 1, 2020
I-130 Direct Filing Exceptions
As of Feb. 1, 2020, we no longer accept and adjudicate Form I-130 petitions at our international field offices. However, the USCIS field offices in Accra, Ghana; and London, England; will continue to accept and adjudicate Forms I-130 until April 1, 2020, if you reside in-country. In this case, you do not need to establish exceptional circumstances (as listed in USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part B, Chapter 3) for these offices to accept your Form I-130 petition.