On March 19, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts can review decisions from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying noncitizens’ applications for Cancellation of Removal for failure to meet the...
Category: Immigration Updates
USCIS raises filing fees for most petitions and applications as of April 1, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
Immigration Updates
Effective April 1, 2024, USCIS implemented a final rule largely raising the filing fees for many family- and employment-based petitions and applications. While this rule means that applicants overall have to pay higher filing...
USCIS announces that medical exams completed on or after November 1, 2023 do not expire
Apr 9, 2024
Immigration Updates
Effective April 4, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has updated its policy regarding the expiration of medical exams (Forms I-693). Under previous USCIS policy, medical exams expired two...
USCIS increases the automatic extension period for work authorization renewal applicants from 180 to 540 days
Apr 9, 2024
Immigration Updates
On April 8, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a final rule increasing the automatic extension period of expiring Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) from 180 days to 540...
Fifth Circuit blocks implementation of Texas state immigration enforcement law, after the Supreme Court declined to stop the law from going into effect
Apr 9, 2024
Immigration Updates
On March 19, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to block the implementation of Texas Senate Bill 4 (“SB4”), which essentially creates a state-run immigration enforcement scheme for those who enter Texas without inspection,...