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On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the USCIS Registration Period will end at 11 AM CST. ILBSG will continue to accept new registration requests until March 24, 2021, subject to complete…

As many of our clients know, the employment-based Green Card process can take years. Because of the lengthiness of this process, things often change between the initial PERM…

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act, also know as the 'Dreamers Act'. The Act would provide a pathway to citizenship for over 2.3…

Secretary Blinken, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement…

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announced that it may consider Motions to Reopen / Reconsider filed for cases which were denied based on three recently rescinded policy memos.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…