USCIS has Stopped Applying the Public Charge Final Rule and the Form I-944 has been Discontinued USCIS announced last week that it will no longer apply the Public Charge Final Rule. The Public Charge…

Federal Judge Restores DACA – Orders Department of Homeland Security to Accept New Applications and Issue Employment Authorizations for Two Years.   Federal Judge of the US District Court in Brooklyn, NY ordered the…

Federal Judge Rules that Suspension of DACA by the USCIS is Invalid Re-instituting DACA so People can File for the First Time   The USCIS had halted new applications for DACA in July. However, the…

Federal Court Temporarily Stops USCIS Fee Increases A federal district court temporarily stopped the new rule that would have increased fees for immigration applications. The court said that the rule, announced by the USCIS…

  USCIS Increases Certain Filing Fees – Effective from October 2, 2020 The US Department of Homeland Security announced the final rule that changes certain filing fees for the USCIS.  The USCIS is mostly…

US Bans Entry of Students (F-1 and M-1) for Online-Only Classes US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just announced that international students won’t be allowed to enter the U.S. if they will take online…

Trump Administration Reverses Course – ICE Will Now Allow F-1 and M-1 Students to Take Online Courses The Trump administration reversed course on its earlier announcement that would have required international students (F-1s and M-1s)…

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy Requiring Student to Attend In-Person Courses or Face Negative Consequences US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy Requiring International Students to Attend School in Person The US Immigration and…

Trump Suspending the Entry of Non immigrant Workers and Immigrants Until December 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order which takes effect on June 24, 2020.  The Executive Order bars both immigrant and non-immigrant visas…

USCIS Resumes In-Person Services at the Field Offices  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has restarted its in-person appointments at the field offices. However, the USCIS has set certain conditions to keep the public…