23 Jul
by Third Party Provider, on News
WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced a new designation of aliens subject to expedited removal that applies to certain aliens encountered anywhere in the country within two years of illegal entry. Use of expedited removal pursuant to the new designation will help alleviate some […]
On July 16, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing asking U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to explain the increase in immigration case processing times and denials. Since USCIS fiscal year (FY) 2017 there has been a 67% increase in case processing times, resulting in 2.3 million […]
15 Jul
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view 2019 August Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2019, showing significant worldwide retrogression for EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and Other Workers preference categories which were Current or were not already significantly backlogged. Beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions who are eligible […]
12 Jul
by Foster LLP, on Blog, Immigration, News
Federal law has for decades legally allowed individuals from other countries to apply for asylum if they have a well-founded fear of persecution or torture based on a protected ground of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Winning asylum is already very difficult, with […]
