By Bretz & Coven, LLP | Published March 18, 2020 | Posted in Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: coronavirus, covid19, eoir | Comments Off on EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic
EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic
The justice department has created a page to check EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic. The page notes: Please visit this page regularly for information on immigration courts nationwide.
Read MoreUSCIS Temporary Office Closure
The USCIS issued the notice quoted below along with this memo Temporary Procedural Changes in response to COVID-19[pdf]: To protect our workforce and to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in our communities, effective immediately, USCIS is suspending all routine face-to-face services with applicants at all of our offices, including all interviews and naturalization Read More
Read MoreImmigration Restrictions Implemented to Limit Coronavirus Spread
The Trump Administration had previously instituted immigration restrictions against China in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus to the United States. With the coronavirus now confirmed in dozens of other countries and now rapidly spreading inside the United States, however, the Administration has chosen to broaden those restrictions, checking every person who Read More
Read MoreNew Changes to Public Charge Rule Go into Effect
Recent changes made to the public charge rule have gone into effect, which will significantly impact the immigration process for millions of immigrants to the United States. The rule changes, pushed by the Trump Administration, have faced several legal challenges, but all have failed to stop the law from coming into effect. Advocates say that Read More
Read MoreDHS Purchasing Phone Location Data to Track Undocumented Immigrants
A new report states that the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) has been purchasing phone location data from commercial databases for the purposes of tracking and capturing undocumented immigrants and other immigration law violators. These databases allow agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to monitor the movement of Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court to Determine if Expedited Removal Entitled to Habeas Corpus
The United States Supreme Court is set to hear a case in which an asylum seeker, set to be deported as part of the “expedited removal” process, argues that expedited removal violates the Suspension Clause of the United States Constitution. The case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), could have Read More
Read MoreChanges to Naturalization Test to Be Instituted Starting December 2020
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that oversees the naturalization process, has been reviewing of the naturalization test that will result in changes to the test starting in December 2020 or early 2021. The review is intended to update and redesign the test to be closer in line with goals set Read More
Read More4,000 Liberians Now Able to Apply for Green Cards
From 1989 to 2003, a civil war in Liberia drove many Liberians to flee their homeland, with thousands seeking refuge in the United States. While many were protected under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status and, for a time, under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), they were denied a pathway to citizenship. With a new measure in Read More
Read MoreUSCIS Implements Two Changes to Good Moral Character Requirement
United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it is implementing two changes to the “good moral character” requirement for naturalization. The two new changes could have a major impact on the ability of some immigrants’ ability to seek American citizenship, or perhaps even impact their ability to stay in the country legally. Immigrants Read More
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