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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...

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...

The Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin. With the start of the government’s new fiscal year on October 1, visas will once again become available in the employment-based (EB) categories that...

Since August 19, 2024, undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens have been able to file online applications for the Biden Administration’s new family-based Parole-in-Place program, which offers a promising path...

On September 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a groundbreaking decision in USA v. Gomez overturning longstanding legal precedent. The court determined that a conviction under California Penal...