Submitted by Eliza Grinberg on October 17, 2018 - 6:34pm
On October 12, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that construction has begun on a new home for the USCIS Texas Service Center.
On October 6, 2018, the United States Senate approved the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States by narrow vote of 50-48. President Donald J. Trump almost immediately signed Judge Kavanaugh’s commission aboard Air Force One, and Judge Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Justice of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John G. Roberts.
On September 11, 2018, Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times published an interesting report about Iraq’s purported recalcitrance in accepting the return of its nationals who have been ordered removed from the United States. In this article, we will discuss Dinan’s report and include additional citation to and analysis of relevant source materials.
On September 20, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that two refugees were indicted by a federal grand jury in Tuscon, Arizona, on eleven counts “for violations of false swearing in an immigration matter and false statements to a government agency.” The indictment specifically alleges that one of the individuals was charged with having falsely denied his associations with members of a designated terrorist organization.
On September 22, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, in the near future, it will publish an extremely consequential proposed rule revising the definition of “public charge” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
On September 26, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that its new guidance titled “Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuances of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens” will take effect on October 1, 2018.
Submitted by Eliza Grinberg on September 26, 2018 - 2:41pm
On September 21, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had assisted in the investigation of three individuals in upstate New York in a visa fraud case. The investigation led to the convictions of all three individuals.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has published a revised version of the Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is sending text and email messages between the dates of September 17, 2018, and September 20, 2018, about filing the Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card online.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, which occurs on September 17, “with over 260 naturalization ceremonies across the country from Sept. 14 to 23 as part of … Constitution Week.” At these 260 Constitution Week naturalization ceremonies, approximately 45,000 lawful permanent residents will become U.S. citizens.
