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A group of 14 states led by Texas hoping to readdress the Public Charge Rule were denied by the Seventh Circuit Court on March 15, 2021. The Public Charge Rule works against…

On March 12, 2021, USCIS announced that it may consider Motions to Reopen / Reconsider filed for cases which were denied based on three recently rescinded policy memos. Normally,…

The U.S. State Department has completed a 45-day policy review on the denial of visas based on Proclamations 9645 or 9983. The Department has issued a report proposing how to…

Today, DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the government will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule as doing so is neither in the public interest nor an…

Under federal immigration law, USCIS may not issue a green card to a noncitizen that the government believes is likely to rely on government assistance or otherwise become a…

The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled that an individual with permanent residency is now removable from the United States due to a prior visa fraud conviction. The…

On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the USCIS’ H-1B registration period will officially open. This period will remain open until March 25, 2021. During these three weeks, ILBSG will…

Content Warning: Domestic violence and abuse On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the Third Circuit rejected the appeal arguments made by Ashish Sunuwar that strangulation is not…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers used a database of utility and credit records to pursue immigration violations, per public documents found by Georgetown…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the 2008 version as of March 1, 2021. Applicants who filed their application for naturalization on or after Dec. 1, 2020, and…