Only US citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections. Non-citizens who vote in federal elections face potential criminal and immigration charges and can be deported from the United States. The Federal Department of Homeland Security has updated its SAVE program so State and Local authorities can input social security numbers to verify US citizenship…

May 19, 2025 – Today the US Supreme Court issued an emergency order lifting an injunction prohibiting the Trump Administration from ending Temporary Protected Status “TPS” status for 300,000 Venezuelans. The emergency order stays the decision from the US District Court, Northern District of California, on March 31, 2025 which halted the termination of TPS…

Today the US Supreme Court heard argument regarding birthright citizenship in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc. A decision is expected before the end of June 2025.

The final day for filing an asylum application for individuals who entered the United States as unaccompanied minors, before their 18th birthday, is just 4 days away. On November, 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted final approval of the settlement agreement reached by the parties in J.O.P. v. DHS, No. 8:19-CV-01944-SAG (D.…

Effective January 22, 2025 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), waived all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident get the COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not issue any request for evidence or notice of intent to deny for failure to provide proof of vaccination. USCIS will also not…

The Temporary Protective Status “TPS” extension issued on January 10, 2025 has been cancelled effective February 3, 2025. The 2023 TPS registration period expires on April 2, 2025. The Secretary of Homeland Security must determine, by February 1, 2025, whether to extend or terminate the 2023 Venezuela TPS designation and must also determine, by July…

J.O.P. v. DHS Settlement Agreement The final day for unaccompanied minors to file for asylum as a member of the class action is Monday February 24, 2025 You are part of the Class covered by the Settlement Agreement(“Class Member”) if, on or before February 24, 2025, you(1) were determined to be an Unaccompanied Child;(2) filed an…

On December 4, 2020, a Federal Judge required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to begin accepting new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), as well as remedying the recent one-year grants of DACA. Effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is: • Accepting first-time applications for consideration of DACA;• Accepting DACA…

On July 29, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule which expands the current provisional waiver process. When the provisional waiver process was established in 2013, only immediate relatives of U.S. citizens were eligible to seek a stateside provisional waiver before departing the United States for the processing of their immigrant visas. Otherwise, the waiver…

Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule change in the Federal Register to streamline and expand the provisional stateside waiver process.  This is part of a multi-step immigration process for eligible individuals to become permanent residents of the United States. The current provisional waiver process is only available to intending immigrants, now living in…