New York City Immigration Law Blog

H4 EAD BENEFICIARIES HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE FINAL RULE
The Trump administration has been continuously updating various regulations impacting changes in the immigration law. The Department of Homeland Security recently announced its decision to postpone the final decision on the H4 EAD rule till June 2018.The...

SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO CONSIDER DACA CASE
Everybody was eagerly waiting to receive an update and hoping to hear a positive outcome to protect the dreamers. However, no agreement has reached between both the parties as yet.What happens to the status of DACA applicants if a legislative fix is not reached...

COLORADO CONSIDERS ‘PURPLE CARD’ AS ITS OWN VERSION OF THE ‘GREEN CARD’
There is news that the Colorado state lawmakers are in the process of allotting state legal residency card. It is heard that the card will be called as the Purple Card and will be similar to the Legal Permanent Residency card known as the Green Card.The Congress has...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES MORE H-1B RESTRICTIONS
Last week the Trump administration announced additional and strict requirements to be met by employers who seek to hire foreign workers.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a new policy memo that it will require "detailed documentation" about H-1B...

USCIS CHANGES ITS MISSION STATEMENT: AMERICA IS NO LONGER A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS
Recently the USCIS changed its mission https://ativanusa.com statement which no longer describes America as the nation of immigrants. This news has been creating a lot of buzz.The federal agency tasked with managing immigration to the U.S. has changed its mission...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAY TARGET IMMIGRANTS WHO USE FOOD AID, OTHER BENEFITS
A lot of discussion is making rounds regarding chain migration and cut down on legal immigration. The White House and Trump administration have time and again raised their concern about chain migration and have requested congress to cancel this legislation.There are...