Per USCIS, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allow up to 12,999 nonimmigrants in fiscal year (FY) 2016 for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) program. DHS published the notice in today’s Federal Register….

In response to the injunction in Texas v. United States, USCIS is requiring individuals with 3-year EADs that were issued after the injunction to return their EADs to USCIS. Source: AILA.org. USCIS Taking Extreme Measures to Retrieve Erroneously Issued 3-Year…

CBP alert that it is collecting biographic/biometric data from a limited number of foreign national travelers departing the U.S. from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport using an enhanced mobile device. Biometrics will be compared to biometrics collected when traveler entered the…

Per USCIS, VISA RETROGRESSION OF MEXICO AND PHILIPPINES CUT-OFF DATES for JUNE 2015 VISA BULLETIN. Mexico: Family-sponsored Fourth preference: It has been necessary to slightly retrogress this cut-off date to March 1, 1997 in an attempt to hold number use…

Per USCIS, USCIS has several immigration relief measures that may be available to Nepali nationals who are affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. Measures that may be available to eligible Nepali nationals upon…

DOS Visa Bulletin for April 2015. There is slight forward movement in most categories. Also included are notes on visa availability in the coming months. Read more at USDOS-CA VISA Bulletin April 2015

Per AILA.org, ICE alert that it has received information indicating a possible scam targeting non-citizens, by individuals claiming to work for ICE’s Detention Reporting and Information Line (DRIL). U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received information indicating a possible…

Per NBC News, The federal government said it’s done responding to Texas and other states and urged a judge to speed up his ruling on whether programs granting immigrants deportation deferrals can go forward. The programs, made possible through executive…

Per AILA.org, What Happened Late Monday night, February 16, Judge Andrew Hanen issued a temporary injunction against the implementation of the Obama Administration’s executive actions on prosecutorial discretion in immigration, known as DAPA and expanded DACA. The Decision There is…

Per AILA.org, President Obama’s announced administrative relief has created some confusion about who might be eligible for expanded DACA and the new DAPA program. This consumer alert offers a one-page summary of eligibility and warns against scammers and notaries. Download…