Immigration Matters

Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Immigration Enforcement Protocol

Accused Attacker of Paul Pelosi Present in the United States Illegally; Faces Deportation

Department of Homeland Security Announces Updated Migration Enforcement Process for Venezuelans

Pennsylvanians Will Soon Need REAL ID To Travel

Immigration Backlog: Dedicated Docket Still Slow

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Formally Ends Future Immigration Detention; Most New Immigrants Must Get Vaccinated; Supreme Court Reinstates Remain in Mexico Policy for Asylum Seekers

Texans, Especially Farm Groups, Call on Biden to Secure Borders and Strictly Enforce U.S. Immigration Laws

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Court Allows NJ to Restrict Police Cooperation with Immigration Officials; Pathway to Permanent Residence Included with Senate Budget Resolution; Biden Orders ICE Officer Not to Detain Crime Victims, Those Assisting Police

New York and New Jersey Legalize Recreational Marijuana: Still, Immigrants Might Face Risks

U.S. Advisory Cautions Businesses Operating in Hong Kong About China’s Crackdown

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Bipartisan Call for Border Oversight; Number of Immigration Children in Detention Doubles; Biden Introduces New Policy to Protect Afghans Who Helped U.S. During the War

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New DACA Applications Halted, With Biden Promising Appeal; Protesters Block Newark ICE Office, Objecting to Continued Deportation

Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Attorney General Expands Eligibility for Asylum; Employment to Be Authorized for Immigrants Who Are Victims of Crimes; Biden to Continue Family Reunification Efforts

Form I-9 Requirement COVID-19 Flexibility Extended until August 31

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: “Remain in Mexico Policy” Ends; Bipartisan Calls to Protect Afghan Allies; USCIS Softens Unlawful Voter Registration Penalties

Immigrant Advocates Fear Re-Detention of Medically Vulnerable Immigrants in Pennsylvania

International Entrepreneur Parole Rule in the U.S. Decoded for Foreign Entrepreneurs

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Steps Closer to Banning Immigration Detention; Immigrants Eschewed Vital Benefits in Fear of Immigration Consequences; TPS Expanded for Haitians

$1.28 Million Seized and Four Men Arrested in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, by Homeland Security Investigations

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Education Groups Seek Faster Student Visa Processing; U.S.-Canada Border Restrictions Extended; New H-1B Wage Rules Delayed

ICE Investigators Use Private Database Covering Millions of Individuals to Pursue Immigration Violations

Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Executive Orders; Deportations Continue; Protection Extended for Syrian Nationals

Weekly Immigration Round-Up: Halt to Deportation Moratorium; New Leadership Forming at Department of Homeland Security; Biden’s New Executive Actions

Pennsylvania and Texas Immigration Groups File Lawsuit Against the DHS

DHS and States Sign SAFE Agreement That Could Obstruct Biden’s Upcoming Immigration Policies

Weekly Round-Up: Google Backs DACA and Immigration Reform; Court Blocks White House Efforts to Stop Refugee Resettlement; Acting DHS Director Resigns

Weekly Round-Up: Visa Restrictions Extended; DNA Testing for Sponsors of Noncitizen Minor Children; Stricter Financial Requirements for Intending Immigrants Take Effect

ICE Extends Remote I-9 Verification Policy Through January 31, 2021

ACLU Sues DHS Over Purchase of Cellphone Location Data to Track Immigrants

Federal Judge Orders DACA Reinstated, New Applications Accepted

DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility

Major Overhaul of H-1B Program Announced

Ninth Circuit Allows the End of Temporary Protected Status

Major Changes Proposed to Student Visa to Have Big Impact on International Students

USCIS Fee Increase Blocked by California Federal Judge

DHS Expands Use of Biometric Data in Immigration

Arbitrary H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Denials Have Employers Thinking Federal Litigation Rather Than Administrative Review

CBP Announces 90-Day Postponement of Import Duty, Tax, and Fee Payments for COVID-19 Impacted Businesses

Department of Homeland Security Suspends New York Residents From All Trusted Traveler Programs

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Passes Law Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Driver’s Licenses