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Nearly 200 Indian and Chinese nonimmigrant workers filed a lawsuit in August 2021 seeking a preliminary injunction to force USCIS to take action on their pending I-485…

Ongoing hiring delays and high attrition rates are cited as issues for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) caseload backlog. The organization is being reprimanded by…

An appellate opinion, Barrios Garcia et Al. v. DHS et al., held that Courts may review unreasonably delayed U-Visa cases. The 6th circuit interpreted the Immigration and…

On September 16, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan granted an injunction to asylum-seekers facing expulsion from the U.S. under Trump-era Covid-19 regulations. The Biden…

In this month’s Chats with Charlie for the October 2021 Visa Bulletin, three main themes were noted. First, and potentially the most impactful, is the potential retrogression for…

In July 2021, USCIS reached a settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed by F-1 Students affected by lengthy adjudication for OPT applications. The U.S. District Court for the…

The White House announced existing foreign travel restrictions to the U.S. will ease, beginning in November 2021. However, individuals must provide proof of vaccination and a…

Democrats’ efforts to include immigration reform in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package were denied by the Senate Parliamentarian. In the decision from Elizabeth…

USCIS is expanding the credit card payment pilot program to specific service centers for Form I-140 Premium Procession. Petitioners filing a Form I-140 with a Form I-907, Request…

In response to the COVID pandemic, four presidential proclamations greatly limited U.S. entry for non-citizens. However, the National Interest Exemption provides an option for…