18 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view 2019 February Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for February 2019, showing minor forward progress in EB-1 for all chargeability areas as well as EB-2 for China and India, EB-3 and Other Workers China, India, and the Philippines, and […]
Almost 43,000 immigration court hearings have been canceled as a result of the partial government shutdown, freezing an already heavily backlogged system, according to a report by researchers tracking immigration data. Another 20,000 hearings will be canceled for every additional week the government is not operating. The report by the […]
15 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The partial government shutdown is now well into its 3rd week with no clear end in sight. While most immigration related government functions remain operational, a prolonged shutdown may have broad impact on immigration related matters. Because various U.S. government departments and agencies are involved in handling U.S. immigration matters, […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. In […]
