Good News for Green Card Holders!
This month USCIS will change how it temporarily extends the I-551 Green Card of I-90 applicants while their I-90 is pending; instead of providing a physical sticker to be placed on the Green Card, USCIS will automatically extend the validity of the Green Card of I-90 applicants for 12 months through updated language in the I-797 receipt notice. The temporary 12 month extension will be based on the "card expires" date on the front of the Green Card. Both the Green Card and t
DACA is back!
WHERE DACA WAS AND IS NOW Back in December 2020, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York ordered USCIS to fully reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program including accepting initial applications as well as extending the grant of deferred action and work permits from 1 year to 2 years and accepting applications for Advance Parole (AP). see Batalla Vidal et al v. Wolf et al, 1:16–cv–04756–NGG–VMS (E.D. N.Y., Dec. 4, 2020). Judge Ga
Immigration Bans Extended to March 31, 2021
A December 31, 2020 Presidential Proclamation extended the immigration bans set to expire on January 1, 2021. This New Year's Eve Proclamation extended Presidential Proclamation 10014, originally made on April 22, 2020, effective April 23, 2020 at 11:59PM EST-affecting both family based and employment based immigration from outside of the U.S. with certain exceptions. Additionally, in this same Proclamation, President Trump extended Presidential Proclamation 10052, original
