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One of the most serious problems in our broken immigration system is that there are not nearly enough immigrant visas – also known as green cards – available each year. As a result, immigrants are stuck in crippling backlogs for many years.  The Relief Act introduced by Senators Durbin and Leahy on October 16, 2019. […]

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The new expanded public charge rule was scheduled to become effective on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. However, on October 11, a number of Federal Courts temporarily enjoined the rule from going into effect. And a new presidential proclamation barring new immigrants from entering the U.S. without unsubsidized commercial health insurance will kick in a couple […]

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 DHS issued a new public charge regulation on August 15, 2019. The regulation will primarily affect persons who apply immigration benefits starting on October 15, 2019. However, because the rule is currently being challenged in Federal Court, it is not certain whether it will become effective on that date. It is anticipated that the State […]

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The number of baby boomers turning 65 years old is rapidly increasing, and, unfortunately, many of them have multiple chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Yet, the supply of caregivers is not keeping pace with the increasing demand for their services. Over 25% of caregivers are foreign-born, yet our broken immigration system does […]

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final EB-5 rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on November 21, 2019. New developments under the final EB-5 rule […]

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On July 11, 2019, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) introduced the BELIEVE Act (S. 2091) as a way to reform legal immigration to the United States. The Believe Act would abolish per-country quotas for employment-based immigration similar to H.R. 1044 which was passed by the House of Representatives on July 10, but would not result in […]

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On the evening of June 20, 2019, the day before he kicked-off his reelection campaign, President Trump tweeted: “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in.” The President is […]

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A few months ago, a couple living in Chicago scheduled a legal consultation with us. Born in China, they had become Canadian citizens. Entrepreneurs, they decided to start a restaurant and employ U.S. workers. The husband who owned the restaurant was granted an E-2 visa as a Treaty Investor. His wife obtained an E-2 dependent […]

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Priority dates in the July Visa Bulletin will change like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 40+ years of practicing immigration law. Some categories and countries will become current for the first time in many years, and others will advance rapidly.  However, some dates will remain frozen while others will retrogress. Let’s start with the […]

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Lopez v. Barr, a May 22, 2019, decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, holds out hope for thousands of persons who are in removal proceedings that they can apply for cancellation of removal. Lopez v. Barr relies on the Pereira v. Sessions, a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision which holds […]

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