Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
On December 10, USCIS rescinded a November 2020 policy requiring interviews of all petitioners filing Form I-730. Instead, USCIS will return to its prior long-standing practice of making case-by-case determinations on whether to interview Form I-730 petitioners. As a reminder, the Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo is interviewing ALL immigrant visa classes, …
Deadline Approaching for LRIF Applications. The deadline of December 20, 2021, to submit applications for adjustment of status under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) law is approaching. As a reminder, some noncitizens will be immediately eligible to apply for naturalization based on the LRIF “rollback” provision. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reminds stakeholders that we continue …
The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) announced that it is now accepting complaints.,From people in detention at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA And the Florence Correction Center in Florence, AZ. The office intends to expand the scope to the Eloy Detention Center and the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, AZ this …
Biden administration reversed a Trump-era attempt to strip the immigration judge union of its collective bargaining right and once again recognized the employee union, effective immediately. On December 7, 2021, the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era attempt to strip the immigration judges of their collective bargaining rights and once again recognized the Immigration Judge Union Decision. On …
In Zometa-Orellana v. Garland, the Sixth Circuit, The BIA’s decision of the case to consider whether groups concern domestic violence, asylumAre obvious in light of the vacatur of Matter of A-B- I.
Changing Landscape of Travel Ban. The guidance became effective November 29. First instated by the Trump administration and later expanded to include more countries by President Joe Biden earlier this year, the Changing Landscape of Travel Ban to most visitors from the EU, U.K., South Africa, India, Brazil and China from flying into the U.S. …
DHS Releases Guidance on Court-Ordered. The Homeland Security Department is announcing measures for migrant workers who witness or are victims of workplace labor violations.
USCIS announced it is temporarily waiving the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on Form I-693,The policy is effective from December 9, 2021, to September 30, 2022
DOS expand the waiver for in-person, Consular interviews for certain employment,nonimmigrant visa applicants Who have petitions approved by USCIS Through December 31, 2022.
Omicron Presidential Proclamation Lapse. White House confirmed that the presidential proclamation suspending and limiting entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants, who were physically present in eight African countries, where the Omicron variant has been detected will be lifted on December 31, 2021. The The move carries both symbolic weight and real-world consequences. Millions of Americans …
DHS Agents Body Cameras. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced DHS’s first body-worn camera policy a year after President Biden’s executive order. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it is establishing rules for the use of body cameras. Incorporating body cameras for DHS agents is crucial for transparency. The policy announced by DHS agents all the agencies to have a standard …
CBP announced permission to use expired U.S. Passports to return to United States has extended to March 31, 2022. The rule only applies to U.S. passports expired on or after January 1, 2020.
USCIS has published a final rule in the Federal Register, withdrawing a previous final rule from January 8, 2021. This prior rule, which was set to take effect on December 31, 2021, would have created a wage-based selection process for H-1B registrations. H-1B Wage Compliance By law, H-1B employers are required to submit key job …
H-4 visa and Nonimmigrant Waiver approved for Client who was previously inside of the United States and detained by immigration for working without authorization and with false documents while on a B-2 visa. Your H4 visa interview is a major deciding factor on your visa application. An embassy staff will ask you questions about your application. …
Approved i-751 for Client who was in the process of splitting her spouse after a Request for Evidence (RFE) for a final decision of divorce and a second RFE for sentence records. Clients can now apply for migrants. Once you file your Form I-751, USCIS will approve or deny your petition. They may also ask for additional …