US Immigration News

In July of 2021, the Afghan Parole Program, also known as Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) or Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), was established. This program is how most Afghan asylum seekers have come to the US since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. Parole status allows Afghans to come to the US first and apply for asylum

On May 9, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the extremely anti-immigrant Senate Bill 1718 into law. The bill intends to “combat the dangerous effects of illegal immigration caused by the federal government’s reckless border policies.” Although we all still have questions about how this will affect undocumented individuals in Florida and throughout the country,

Back in 2014, the Central American Minors (CAM) program was created. It was designed to allow certain children from El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras to come to the United States to be reunited with a parent or relative with legal status here. The hope was that these children would come through CAM instead of making

Yesterday marked the end of USCIS’s flexibility with responding to certain notices.  From March 1, 2020 through March 23, 2023, if USCIS issued one of these: Request for Evidence; Continuation to Request Evidence (N-14); Notice of Intent to Deny; Notice of Intent to Revoke; Notice of Intent to Rescind; Notice of Intent to Terminate regional

Earlier today, USCIS announced that they changed the way they’re sharing information on how long cases “truly” take.  For example, there were some cases that said you could expect a response in 2-13 months.  That’s not particularly helpful when you’re trying to plan your life. There were also some forms (like the I-539) that do