U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated cap for H-2B visas, which provide temporary nonagricultural employment, for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024. New petitions requesting employment starting before April 1, 2024, were accepted until the final receipt date of October 11, 2023. Any new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after this date, seeking employment before April 1, 2024, will be rejected.

Starting October 16, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is implementing new guidelines for asylum applications submitted by individuals whose removal proceedings were dismissed or terminated by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).

If your removal proceedings were dismissed or terminated by EOIR and you opt to pursue an asylum claim, you must send the most current version of Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, to the USCIS lockbox with jurisdiction over your place of residence.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued Federal Register notices to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua for a duration of 18 months. This decision follows Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas' June 13, 2023 announcement to revoke the 2017 and 2018 terminations of these TPS designations and reinstate them for 18 months.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine, effective from October 20, 2023, through April 19, 2025. This decision is a response to the ongoing armed conflict and exceptional, temporary conditions in Ukraine, which make it unsafe for individuals to return.

On September 13, 2023, a ruling was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule to be unlawful. The ruling expanded upon the original injunction and order of vacatur issued on July 16, 2021, to now encompass the Final Rule.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the waiver of the biometric services fee for Form I-539, the Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. 

Starting on October 1, the $85 biometric services fee is no longer required as part of the application process for Form I-539. If your application is postmarked on or after October 1, you are exempt from paying this fee.

On June 22, a group of democrats introduced a bill that'll help immigrant children who have been neglected by one or both of their parents receive lawful permanent residence.

Due to the backlog, it has taken many long years for children under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) to receive their green cards, which has made these children vulnerable to struggles such as homelessness, deportation, exploitation, and other obstacles that can make it hard for them to go on with their lives.

This Month, After it was announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gifted
New York with $104.6M to help support asylum seekers, it was suspected that the mayor of New York, Eric
Adams, will be looking to house those migrants in houses of worship and other sanctuaries.

Effective on July 1st, In Massachusetts, eligible residents can apply for their learner's permit and road test regardless of their immigration status so they can have their driver's license.

It is a criminal offense to drive without a valid license in Massachusetts, and the consequences can be getting your car towed, facing fines, and sometimes even going to jail.

This week the Supreme Court sided with the Biden Administration on a long-period dispute over how the nation’s immigration laws should be enforced.