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On October 17, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that certain Lebanese nationals in the United States will be able to apply for Deferred Enforced Departure (“DED”) and Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”)—two...

Starting on September 10, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will extend the automatic renewal period for green cards to 36 months. This applies to people who have filed for a green card renewal....

Van Der Hout LLP is proud to announce the continuing expansion of our business immigration practice with the addition of new partners, Minal Shah and Claire Razzolini.    Minal and Claire each have more than 20 years of...

In Matter of R-K-K, 26 I&N Dec. 658 (BIA 2015), the Board of Immigration Appeals established that Immigration Judges (IJs) may consider similar affidavits from other asylum applicants in making credibility determinations,...

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...