The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a significant change that promises to impact many non-citizens in the United States. On April 4, 2024, USCIS unveiled a temporary final rule that extends the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). This initiative is designed to improve access to work permits, aiding...Read More
On September 20, 2021, the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, rejected Democrats’ effort to include immigration reforms that offered a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented individuals as part of their 10-year, $3.5 trillion spending bill. She said the proposed immigration reforms are considered major policy changes that cannot be approved through reconciliation—which is...Read More
Taliban Takeover & Afghan Refugees: What You Need to Know The Taliban has regained control of Afghanistan. As a result, thousands of Afghanistan citizens are fleeing for their lives out of fear that the Taliban will reimpose harsh conditions or retaliate against those who worked with the US. For over 40 years, Afghans have suffered...Read More
Temporary protected status, or TPS, has helped thousands of individuals obtain protection in the US for a certain amount of time. This status is only temporary, as stated in the name, which is why the rules and processes for TPS-designated countries are constantly changing. A foreign country may be designated for TPS if its conditions...Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on April 27, 2021, that immigration arrests at courthouses will be more limited, which is another reversal of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policy. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that such arrests deterred people from attending court hearings and cooperating with law enforcement officials. According to the new policy...Read More
Millions of immigrants are currently living in the United States without documentation. Many of these people, however, arrived with their parents when they were children, and the U.S. is the only home they know. In 2012, President Obama responded to this dilemma by creating a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Through DACA,...Read More
As we discussed in our blog about J-1 visas, foreign physicians who come to the United States under an Exchange Visitor program have to meet a two-year home residence requirement. Immigrant physicians who want to eventually obtain permanent resident status in the U.S have to first spend at least two years working in the medical...Read More
When U.S. Border Patrol began separating families at the southern border, reunification became the number one priority for countless immigrant advocacy groups, pro-immigration legislators, and, of course, the affected families. The Trump administration officially ended the policy that allowed these separations to occur, but the separations have continued through 2020. For those who have achieved...Read More
Since his initial campaign, President Trump has promised a border wall along the southern border of the United States to prevent illegal immigration. But acquiring the billions of dollars he wants for the project has proven to be quite a challenge, as lower courts and Congress have denied his requests on multiple occasions. The battle...Read More
Our legal team at Guerra Sáenz, PL is pleased to announce that attorney Luis Guerra has been awarded his recertification in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization & Education (BLSE)! As a result of attorney Guerra’s continued pursuit of excellence and professionalism, the BLSE and the Supreme Court of Florida both...Read More
