District Court Vacates DHS Public Charge Rule Nationwide

On November 2, 2020, a district court vacated the DHS final rule on public charge and denied DHS’s request to stay the judgment. This ruling is to take effect immediately thus DHS may not apply the public charge after the date of the order. (Cook County, et al. v. Wolf, et al., 11/2/20)

Ekaterina PowellNovember 3, 2020Adjustment of Status, Immigration Law, Visas, public chargeComment

New USCIS Policy on Denying Applications

A new policy memorandum grants additional discretion to USCIS adjudicators in denying visa applications.

Ekaterina PowellSeptember 4, 2018USCIS, Employment-Based Visas, Visas, Green Card, Business Immigration Attorney, California, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon ValleyComment

USCIS Gives Answers on New Security Measures for Document Delivery

With concern to its new policies on the secure delivery of important documents, USCIS has provided some clarification as to what these changes will demand of those affected by them.