By Kerry Bretz | Published March 22, 2019 | Posted in Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: AILA, American Immigration Lawyers Association, backlogs, refugees, USCIS | Comments Off on Immigration Advocates Argue Closures of Overseas Immigration Offices Will Create Backlog
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Immigration Advocates Argue Closures of Overseas Immigration Offices Will Create Backlog
In an effort to save money, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is closing its 23 international immigration field offices over the next year and all immigration matters will be referred back to the regional U.S. offices. However, many immigration advocacy groups said these closures will mean more backlogs. NBC News Read More
Read MoreFiling a Writ of Mandamus to Speed Up Your Immigration Matter as USCIS Processing Delays Hit All-Time High
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently posted data which shows crisis-level delays in the agency’s processing of applications and petitions for immigration benefits. These delays have caused significant harm to vulnerable populations across the country. In 2003, the USCIS created by Congress with the goal of efficiently processing immigration-related applications and petitions. Read More
Read MoreProvisional Waiver Program Still Available Under Trump Administration
The Department of Homeland Security published a regulation on January 3, 2013, to allow the immediate relatives of United States citizens, who came to the country without inspection or were not eligible to change their current immigration status due to unlawful entry and presence, to apply for a provisional waiver in the United States. The Read More
Read MoreImmigrants Targeted in Application Scam
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently sent out an advisory announcement noting that people posing as government officials are calling or emailing immigrants to tell them that there is a problem with their visa application or the application is incomplete. To fix the problem or to complete the application, the impostor will ask the Read More
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