USCIS has changed the EB-5 visa inventory process from a first-in, first-out basis to a visa availability approach.

posted on: February 5, 2020

On Wednesday, USCIS announced a process change relating to Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor. The change is to a process that prioritizes petitions from countries where visas are immediately, or soon, available. The substantive requirements for the visa will not change. The new visa availability approach will apply to visas pending as of March 31, when the […]

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The Supreme Court ruled to allow the new public charge rule to take effect.

posted on: February 4, 2020

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote to allow the Trump administration’s public charge rule to take effect while litigation is ongoing. The rule expands the type of public assistance that can be viewed disfavorably in a public charge determination. Most notably, this includes Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, among other types of […]

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What’s Happening to Trump’s Travel Ban?

posted on: February 3, 2020

By Walter Ewing, originally published on Immigration Impact Monday marks the third anniversary of the Trump administration’s travel ban—a presidential proclamation that needlessly divides families on the basis of their religion and nationality. The proclamation restricts travel to the United States by nationals of five majority-Muslim nations (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen). Venezuela and North […]

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