A key point in the immigration debate is the disposition of those here illegally. In this article, I assess different proposals and set forth goals for a solution.
The USCIS announced that, effective October 5, 2016, it increased the validity period for initial or renewal EADs for asylum applicants from one year to two years. The change applies to those with pending asylum claims under category (c)(8) on the Form I-
The USCIS recently introduced the Form I-131A, Application for Travel Document. This form is for certain LPRs and conditional LPRs whose Green Cards or Reentry Permits were lost, stolen, or destroyed, and who consequently need documentation to return to t
The DHS published the new edition of the Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. It contains filing fee information for forms filed with the USCIS.
On March 26, 2016, the USCIS published a revised version of the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The edition is dated 03/26/16. In a response to an inquiry from AILA, the USCIS explained that applicants for naturalization may continue to use th
On September 29, the President signed a continuing appropriations bill into law. The bill extends the EB5 Regional Center Program, the EB4 non-minister special immigrant program, and the Conrad 30 J Waiver Program through December 9, 2016. The USCIS has u
I hoped to provide analysis of immigration issues discussed in the Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump last week. Immigration was mentioned twice. First, Donald Trump said he was endorsed by the ICE. He was not. Second, he said th
On Sep 29, 2016, the Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Lynch v. Dimaya, Docket No. 15-4998. In this case, the Supreme Court will consider whether 18 U.S.C. 16(b) (one of the two crime of violence provisions) as incorporated into
In the Matter of Chairez, 26 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 2016), the BIA followed the Supreme Court’s decision in Mathis v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016) in finding that a criminal statute may only be considered divisible when it contains different elements i
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