On day one of his presidency, President-elect Joe Biden is hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. Many Latinos…
Gail SeeramJanuary 19, 2021
Trump Travel Ban Partially Enforced & Reviewed by U.S. Supreme Court
On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the case relating to Trump Travel Ban executive order…
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has been ongoing for close to one year and many countries have implemented inbound and outbound travel restrictions. U.S. permanent residents and conditional permanent residents caught…
Gail SeeramJanuary 18, 2021
UPDATED: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay of the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (noted below) meaning adjustment of status…
Gail SeeramNovember 2, 2020
In fiscal year 2019, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested approximately 143,000 aliens and removed more than 267,000 – which is an increase in removals from the prior…
Gail SeeramSeptember 22, 2020
It is common for our office to hear, " I was denied and I don't understand why I was denied." In the U.S. immigration system, officers have a wide array…
Gail SeeramSeptember 22, 2020
On December 28, 2020, the U.S.Federal Court permanently enjoined, blocked or prevented the USCIS fee increase discussed below. ---------------------------------------- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an astronomical 80%…
Gail SeeramAugust 2, 2020
On July 9, the Washington Post reported that U.S.Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has shut down printing of documents evidencing legal status and work authorization for immigrants and nonimmigrants, including green…
Gail SeeramJuly 20, 2020
On July 14, 2020 after lawsuits filed by several states, Harvard and MIT, the Trump administration said it would no longer require international students to attend in-person classes during the…
Gail SeeramJuly 7, 2020
