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Government funding will be temporarily extended through November 21, 2019, due to a Congressional vote. This temporary spending measure will impact all federal functions which include immigration programs and will go on through November 21, 2019, as Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget negotiations are made. The president is expected to sign this bill and it […]

In order to create new forms and procedures to help put its new public charge rule into effect, the State Department has decided to postpone its decision to put the public charge rule into effect. Hence, unless there are further updates from the State Department, visa applications will not undergo the more increased or careful […]

By Emma Winger, Staff Attorney with the American Immigration Council, ImmigrtionImpact.com The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would delay work authorization for people seeking asylum in the United States. The move is drawing opposition from advocates across the country. The proposed rule risks leaving people unable to support themselves and their families for months. The […]

The United States Department of State has issued forth cutoff dates for issuance of immigrant visas and per the November Bulletin by the State Department, the cutoff dates include: For EB-1 Visas: Except for China and India, all countries will progress by more than a month to June 1, 2018. India will still be January […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a proposed rule to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent or otherwise non-meritorious asylum applications in order to obtain employment authorization. Nothing in this rule changes eligibility requirements for asylum.  As directed by the presidential memorandum, USCIS proposes to: Prevent aliens […]

By Walter Ewing, Editor and Writer at the American Immigration Council, ImmigrationImpact.com. The Trump administration, acting through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), is disrupting the process by which U.S. employers obtain work authorization for highly skilled foreign professionals. According to a report from the National Foundation for American Policy, these changes are affecting how often H-1B […]

By Melissa Cruz, Communications and Program Associate at the American Immigration Council, ImmigrationImpact.com. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s health care ban on Saturday, one day before it was scheduled to go into effect. The ban would have barred entry for any prospective immigrant who could not prove they would be covered by qualifying health insurance […]

A non-profit and citizens in Portland, Oregon filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the president’s decision to require prospective immigrants to have health insurance violates separation of powers and is an attempt to override the will of Congress in the realms of immigration and healthcare. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status and to block the […]

The attorney general announced two new immigration decisions under his “certification” power on Friday. The first decision established that two or more DUI convictions automatically disqualify an immigrant from having “good moral character.” Critics of this decision pointed out that the ruling does not take into account whether the conviction is a felony or misdemeanor, and […]