Effective October 15, 2019, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin implementation of a new rule for inadmissibility on “public charge” grounds unless litigation halts its implementation. The rule would not be retroactive. Foreign Nationals Impacted This new public charge rule impacts: Foreign nationals inside the United States in […]
September 2019 Visa Bulletin – Further Retrogression for China and India, Significant Movement Forward for All Other Chargeability Areas
19 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view 2019 September Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2019, showing further retrogression or unavailability in preference categories for China and India as well as significant movement forward for all other chargeability areas. China or India born beneficiaries of employment-based […]
Ten Foster Immigration Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America© List
16 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News, Press Releases
HOUSTON – August 16, 2019 – Foster LLP, a leading immigration law firm, is pleased to announce ten Foster immigration attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 The Best Lawyers in America© list. The guide honored firm lawyers in Austin and Houston with a concentrated […]
Trump Administration’s Latest “Safe Third-Country” Asylum Rule Unlikely to Solve Crisis at Southern Border
13 Aug
by Foster LLP, on Blog, Immigration, News
The Trump Administration published another new hardline asylum rule, making it the administration’s third attempt to restrict (mostly) Central American asylum claims and stem the flow of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border. Federal courts blocked the administration’s earlier attempt to impose an asylum ban on anyone who entered the United […]