Sarah P. CazeBlog Posts
USCIS Warns of Delays Caused by Surges in Petition Filings at Lockbox FacilitiesU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an alert on delays in processing receipt notices due to the surges in petition filings at lockbox facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s “flexibility” in response. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many foreign nationals continue to be stuck and unable to leave the United... Continue Reading…January 4, 2021 |
USCIS Warns of Delays Caused by Surges in Petition Filings at Lockbox FacilitiesU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an alert on delays in processing receipt notices due to the surges in petition filings at lockbox facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s “flexibility” in response. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many foreign nationals continue to be stuck and unable to leave the United... Continue ReadingJanuary 4, 2021 |
Judge Enjoins Public Charge RuleOn July 29, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels of New York issued a nationwide injunction barring the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the Administration’s Public Charge Rule during the declared national health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rule makes it harder for foreign nationals to obtain green cards... Continue Reading…July 31, 2020 |
Judge Enjoins Public Charge RuleOn July 29, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels of New York issued a nationwide injunction barring the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the Administration’s Public Charge Rule during the declared national health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rule makes it harder for foreign nationals to obtain green cards... Continue ReadingJuly 31, 2020 |
Company Challenges USCIS Authority to Approve H-1B Visas for Less Than Period RequestedAfter receiving several H-1B approvals for periods shorter than requested, IT consulting services company Flexera Global has sued USCIS in the federal court for the Southern District of Texas requesting an order directing USCIS to approve H-1B petitions for the periods requested. The Trump Administration has made it harder to onboard workers requiring an H-1B... Continue ReadingJanuary 2, 2020 |
Update: DACA LitigationDACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients have been in limbo and at the center of various political debates ever since President Donald Trump attempted to end the program in 2017. Put in place by the Obama Administration in 2012, DACA protects from deportation individuals who were brought to the United States by their parents...… Continue ReadingJuly 7, 2019 |