On January 9, 2018, a US District Court in Regents of the University of California v. DHS issued an order directing the government to partially maintain the DACA program. The court’s decision orders DHS to maintain the DACA program on a nationwide basis, under the same terms and conditions that were in effect before the […]

On December 7, 2017, USCIS released updated processing times for applications pending at the Texas Service Center, California Service Center, Nebraska Service Center, Vermont Service Center, Potomac Service Center, and National Benefits Center. The new report shows processing dates as of September 30, 2017.

Please click here to view the January 2018 Visa Bulletin.

If you are a DACA beneficiary whose current benefits (deferred action and work authorization) will expire between September 5, 2017 to March 5, 2018, you have until October 5, 2017 to file your DACA renewal request and work permit renewal application. If your DACA status and work permit is expiring on or before March 5, […]

On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration rescinded the June 15, 2012 memorandum entitled “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children,” which established the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”). If you are a DACA beneficiary or applicant, here is what you need to […]