Category: Immigration Updates

Qatar to Join Visa Waiver Program

Immigration Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Qatar will be added to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) no later than December 1, 2024. Qatar becomes the 42nd country to be included in the VWP and the first Gulf...

On remand from the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit highlighted the Board’s responsibilities in adjudicating motions to reopen and rescind in absentia removal orders based on exceptional circumstances

Immigration Updates
Noncitizens can reopen removal orders by proving either (1) they didn’t receive notice of their missed hearing or (2) exceptional circumstances prevented their attendance. In Campos-Chaves v. Garland (2024), the Supreme...