Posts From September, 2019

The Trump administration has ended a special exemption to deportation that protected immigrants who need medical care. Medical deferred action allowed immigrants facing deportation to receive work authorization and government-funded healthcare while their children received medical treatment, all without fear of immediate deportation. The policy change was implemented August 7, and was sent by letter to […]

The DHS informed congress that it will transfer $271 million from other programs to immigration enforcement, including $155 million from FEMA. FEMA reported that its remaining $447 million for disaster relief will be sufficient, but many are concerned for how this move will affect relief for impending Hurricane Dorian. – Weekly Immigration Briefing by Olivia Hester, […]

The program allows foreign investors who “stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment” to receive lawful permanent residency. The requirements to secure this visa are $1 million in investments for a standard project and $500,000 for one in a targeted employment area. After criticisms of fraud and loopholes, the program is getting reigned in. Starting […]

USCIS announced a policy update on Wednesday that could affect residency and citizenship procedures for children born to U.S. citizen parents or government employees abroad. USCIS announced in a memo: 1) temporary visits to the U.S. do not count as residency, and 2) children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members living outside the […]