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On October 17, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson of Hawaii issued a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case Hawaii v. Trump. It blocks the majority of the travel restrictions set forth in President Trump’s September 24… Read More

Use the following Visa Bulletin charts to determine when to file your application for adjustment of status. How do I use these charts? Find your visa type in the left-most column of the appropriate chart (family or employment based). Stay in that row… Read More

On October 8, 2017, the White House released a presidential memorandum entitled “Immigration Principles and Policies.” Read our post about the priorities here. The following information comes from a news release from the American Immigrat… Read More

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) will reopen the online registration for the Diversity Visa Program on October 18, 2017 after experiencing a technical issue earlier. If you submitted an application between October 3-10, your entry will be deleted a… Read More

The White House recently released a presidential memorandum entitled “Immigration Principles and Policies.” One element of the memorandum is the development of a new merit-based immigration system. The White House’s goal is establis… Read More

This information comes from a news release from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 17100977). The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), on Monday, October 9th, wrote a statement publicly condemning the Trump admini… Read More

According to a practice alert from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 17101104) on October 12, 2017, there are reported delays of up to three weeks in receiving the original PERM certification after being notified by Departme… Read More

The November 2017 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the November Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are… Read More