Deferred action is a form of temporary relief from deportation, available in narrow circumstances. The narrow circumstances include treatment for severe medical conditions suffered by vulnerable adults and children alike. “Severe medical conditions” includes ailments like cancer, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis,…
Regulation Allowing Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Children
On August 22, 2019, the Administration announced a new regulation to allow undocumented children to be detained indefinitely. This would end the Flores Settlement Agreement- a 20 year old agreement created to ensure that immigrant children are held in safe…
Is It My Imagination or Is USCIS Issuing More RFEs and Denials in H-1b Petitions?
For businesses that employ highly-skilled foreign national in H-1B status, it may have seemed like the number of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and denials issued by USCIS has increased – a lot. Is this just the experience of a few…
Broadening of Rule on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
The law provides that in applying for an Adjustment of Status to lawful permanent resident, USCIS may find a foreign national inadmissible, or ineligible for a green card, because s/he is likely to become a “public charge.” But a new…