Asylum
Supreme Court Rules Biden Can End “Remain in Mexico” Policy
On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Biden Administration could cancel the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, which required authorities either...
Asylum
Great news for Asylum Law – new rule surrounding dual nationality
On June 28, 2022, in Zepeda-Lopez et al. v Garland, the Second Circuit overruled a long-standing Board of Immigration Appeals case holding that an asylum...
Immigrant Detention
Biden’s Enforcement Memo is Currently Being Blocked in Court; Further Updates Pending
Biden's enforcement memo telling ICE to only detain priority immigrants is being blocked for now in court. Currently, ICE is not allowed to use the...
Immigration News
Backlogs and Delays in Consular Processing and Immigration Benefit Applications
Backlogs and Delays in Consular Processing The Biden administration has done little to improve the processing of visa applications at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad....
Advocacy
Attorney Berger and Case Manager Hindle Co-Author Brookings Institute Report
Attorney Dan Berger and Case Manager Emily Hindle co-authored a report for the Brookings Institute alongside Stephen Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, and Hun...
Immigration News
Self-Scheduled InfoPass Appointments Being Phased Out
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be phasing out self-scheduled InfoPass appointments in an effort to push applicants towards online resources. If individuals still...
Immigration News
Diversity Visa 2020 Online Registration begins Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The U.S. Diversity Green Card lottery program is opening up to applicants in October, possibly for the last time. This is a program run by...
Immigration News
USCIS Extends and Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions
USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to...
Current Events
Judge Blocks Administration From Deporting Two Asylum Seekers
A federal judge has blocked the administration from deporting two asylum seekers while they're fighting for their right to stay in the country. DC District Judge Emmet...
Immigration News
New USCIS Policy Will Carry Harsh Consequences For Applicants
Forbes has published an article interviewing Jennifer Minnear, a director in the immigration practice group at McCandlish Holton, about the updated USCIS guidance for Notices...
Immigration News
Connecticut Hospitals’ Demand For Immigrant Medical Talent On the Rise
Hartford Business.com has published an article about the growing demand for foreign-born physicians in Connecticut and the role of J-1 waivers in their recruitment strategy:...
Immigration News
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2019
On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree...
Current Events
Deconstructing The Invisible Wall
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has put out a report on the steps being taken to restrict legal immigration. To view the full report,...
Current Events
Trump orders DHS not to let immigrant caravans into US
President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to prevent caravans of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S., reports Brett Samuels for The Hill. President...
Current Events
U.S. Supreme Court hands down immigrant deportation decision on April 17, 2018
In an article for USA Today, Richard Wolf outlined the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision regarding deportation for violence crimes. The ruling asserted that the law subjecting...
Immigration News
US States Deploying National Guard to US / Mexico Border
The BBC reported on April 7, 2018, that both Texas and Arizona are deploying National Guard members to the US border with Mexico. New Mexico and...
Immigration News
Trump’s Immigration Tweets Followed by Policy Plans to Match
President Donald J. Trump tweeted on Monday, April 2, 2018 that "DACA is dead..." Julie Hirschfeld Davis with the New York Times reported that policy plans...
Current Events
U.S. Senate Budget Bill Passed March 23, 2018 Does Not Include Protections for Dreamers
Lauren Gambino and Ben Jacobs reported for The Guardian on the recent $1.3 trillion budget bill that passed the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2018. In their article,...
Immigration News
As H-1B applications get under way, foreigners face new challenges
In an article published with the San Francisco Chronicle, Trisha Thadani explores the trends that President Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" executive order created with regards...
Current Events
Important Information on U.S. Government Shutdown
The U.S. Government shut down on Friday, January 19, 2018 when the U.S. Senate failed to pass a budget. While the Senate voted at 12pm...
Employment-based Immigration
Under pressure, Trump team backs off proposal to cull foreign tech workforce
In an article for McClatchy DC Bureau, Franco Ordoñez reports that USCIS is not considering a change to 104(c) of AC-21, which provides for H-1B extensions...
Family- and Humanitarian-Based Immigration
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to end for immigrants from El Salvador
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador will end on September 9, 2019. If you...
Immigration News
Temporary Protected Status terminated for Nicaragua
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaina Duke, has announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua will be terminated on January 5, 2019. ...
Curran, Berger & Kludt News
Attorney Megan Kludt interviewed in several news outlets regarding President Trump’s cancellation of DACA
Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed by multiple news outlets regarding President Trump's cancellation of the DACA program. MassLive.com Northampton-based immigration attorney urges 'Dreamers' to seek...
Curran, Berger & Kludt News
Attorney Dan Berger to speak on President Trump’s DACA announcement on Knowledge@Wharton (SiriuxXM channel 111) at 10:00 AM EST September 6, 2017
Update: You can listen to Attorney Dan Berger's interview here: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/daca-repeal/ ------------------------------------------------ Attorney Dan Berger will be an invited guest on Knowledge@Wharton, a daily, call-in business interview...
Immigration News
DACA program to end March 6, 2018
Update: President Trump has announced he will end the DACA program in 6 months - March 6, 2018. New applications will no longer be accepted...
Immigration News
The Real History of American Immigration
Trump's break with tradition may be good or bad, but it's definitely different. By JOSHUA ZEITZ August 06, 2017 www.politico.com The United States is currently...