With over 30 million people unemployed in the U.S. and availability of certain U.S. government benefits, many lawful permanent residents (or green card holders) and temporary non-immigrant visa holders are…
Gail SeeramMay 1, 2020
Same-Sex Marriages remain Legal as U.S. Supreme Court Reject Request to Overturn 2015 Decision on Marriage Equality
November 10, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to revisit marriage equality as it relates to same-sex marriages.…
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On April 22, 2020, President Trump signed a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. This…
Gail SeeramApril 24, 2020
Processing of immigration petitions continue during the coronavirus pandemic. The only services that have been temporarily suspended are in-person services and face-to-face interviews. Immigration petitions can be filed on-line or…
Gail SeeramApril 20, 2020
The Trump administration implemented new rules in January 2020 that could make it more difficult for pregnant foreign nationals to travel to the United States using tourist visas to give…
Gail SeeramFebruary 7, 2020
Trump expands travel ban 3.0 upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court to Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania. The proclamation, which President Trump…
Gail SeeramFebruary 3, 2020
New rules are being applied at the U.S. Embassy to determine if an immigrant visa applicant will be a "public charge." One of the changes decrease the weight given to…
Gail SeeramJanuary 28, 2020
Effective November 21, 2019, a new policy guidance applies the case law Matter of Stockwell and clarifying when USCIS may adjust the status of an alien whose Conditional Permanent Resident…
Gail SeeramDecember 17, 2019
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a proposed rule to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent or otherwise non-meritorious asylum applications to obtain…
Gail SeeramNovember 15, 2019
