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USCIS Visa Petition Denials on the Rise While some petitions are still moving through USCIS, it is clear that rising denial rates has become a persistent trend. For many American businesses, this trend is one that fosters uncertainty and presents additional challenges to achieving their goals and contributing to the modern economy. By Tory Johnson | Read More »
USCIS Announces 7 International Offices Will Remain Open Despite Overall Shutdown U.S. citizens seeking to adopt abroad and U.S. military members seeking to naturalize their foreign spouses or other family will feel the loss of the international offices especially keenly. By Andrew Patterson | Read More »
Immigration Enforcement Expanding Its Use of Mass Surveillance U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to expand its use of facial recognition technology to screen everyone entering the United States through borders and ports of entry. By Melissa Cruz | Read More »
New Public Charge Rule Imposes Wealth Test on Newcomers The rule would make it easier for the government to deny a green card or visa to immigrants it believes are likely to receive certain public benefits in the future. This would make it significantly harder for immigrants who aren’t already successful to come to the United States. By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Read More » Trump Administration Moves to ‘Disband and Destroy’ Immigration Judges Union The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition to the Federal Labor Relations Authority on Friday asking to revoke the National Association of Immigration Judges’ (NAIJ) union certification. Department officials claim that NAIJ members are “management officials” and therefore banned from collectively organizing. By Melissa Cruz | Read More » |
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