President Trump Withdraws Nomination of Ronald Vitiello for Director of ICE
President Trump withdrew the nomination of Ronald Vitello for Director of ICE. Vitello is still serving as Acting Director of ICE at this time.
Sierra Leone Suspends Intercountry Adoption Cases Until April 30
Sierra Leone suspended all intercountry adoption cases until April 30, 2019, pending its review of its adoption processes and implementation of new policies.
DAG Rosenstein Addresses New Immigration Judges
DAG Rosenstein delivered remarks to new immigration judges where he focused on the immigration case backlog and increasing asylum applications.
USCIS Publishes New Editions of Form I-539 and Form I-539A
The USCIS published a new edition of the Form I-539 and Form I-539A for change or extension of nonimmigrant status.
Full Resumption of H1B Premium Processing
The USCIS announced that it has resumed premium processing for all Form I-129 petitions filed for H1B beneficiaries.
USCIS Reaches H2B Cap for Second Half of FY-2019
The USCIS received enough H2B petitions to meet the H2B cap for the second half of FY-2019. It conducted an H2B lottery to select petitions.
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing of FY-2019 Cap-Subject H1B Petitions
The USCIS resumed premium processing of cap-subject FY-2019 H1B petitions on January 25, 2019.
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Writes Op-Ed On Idea For Immigration Appellate Court
DAG Rod Rosenstein proposed creating a federal appellate court with immigration subject-matter jurisdiction over immigration cases from BIA appeals.
SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Nielsen v. Preap (236(c) Case)
We discuss SCOTUS oral arguments in Nielsen v. Preap, wherein the Court considered when an alien must be detained to be subject to 236(c) mandatory detention
USCIS Revises Policy Manual and AFM to Remove and Modify Outdated References to Form G-325
The USCIS is removing references to the Form G-325 from its Policy Manual and Adjudicator’s Field Manual now that the G-325A is the only version in use.
