USCIS, July 16, 2024 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the new provisions added to the Immigration and Nationality...
DOS, July 15, 2024 " On June 18, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced actions to more efficiently process employment-based nonimmigrant visas for those who have graduated from college...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Jessica Paszko, July 13, 2024 "Portability under Section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows certain employment-based green card applicants to change jobs...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/12/2024 "The Department of State (the Department) publishes a final rule revising the Code of Federal Regulations to amend...
Visa Bulletin for August 2024
AIC, June 20, 2023
"This Practice Advisory provides immigration practitioners with step-by-step instructions about how to file a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. The Advisory explains the preliminary steps that need to be completed before filing the lawsuit, the appropriate parties in a FOIA case, the proper venue for filing, the types of claims litigants may bring, how to file the complaint and supporting documents, and what to expect after the lawsuit is filed. Additionally, the Advisory contains sample documents to help guide practitioners. This Practice Advisory compliments the Council’s Practice Advisory on the Freedom of Information Act and Immigration Agencies and the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s FOIA Toolbox: A Practical Guide to Obtaining Records for Immigration Cases through FOIA and Other Document Requests."