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Daniel M. Kowalski
1 month ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Progress in Class Action Suit for Ukrainian Parolees Denied Work Authorization
IMMpact Litigation, Apr. 25, 2024 "IMMpact Litigation, seeking redress for over 100,000 Ukrainian nationals paroled into the United States post-February 2022, today announces a significant advancement in their ongoing class action lawsuit against...
Daniel M. Kowalski
5 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Parole Q&A: AILA/USCIS Liaison Meeting, Dec. 14, 2023
USCIS, Dec. 18, 2023 "On Dec. 14, 2023, USCIS and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) met to discuss topics related to parole. AILA submitted the questions below, which USCIS answered. Please note that some of the questions may...
Daniel M. Kowalski
6 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DHS Inconsistency Muddies Detained Cubans’ Path to Green Card
Georgianna Pisano Goetz, Nov. 24, 2023 "The Department of Homeland Security has been pushing inconsistent arguments about the meaning of parole under the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, needlessly complicating the naturalization process for Cubans...
Daniel M. Kowalski
6 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Establishes Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador
USCIS, Nov. 15, 2023 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a Federal Register notice implementing a new family reunification parole (FRP) process for Ecuador, advancing the Biden-Harris Administration’s successful...
Daniel M. Kowalski
11 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Afghan Parole News (June 8, 2023)
1. Re-Parole Process for Certain Afghans 2. Afghan Re-Parole FAQs 3. Certain Afghan Parolees Are Employment Authorized Incident to Parole
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Extension for Certain Ukrainians Paroled into the United States Following Russia’s Invasion
DHS, Mar. 10, 2023 "Certain Ukrainian nationals and immediate family members were paroled into the United States last year, on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons, during an approximate eight-week period after Russia’s unprovoked...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
USCIS, May 18, 2023 "The U.S. government is granting advance travel authorization for up to 30,000 noncitizens each month to come to the United States to seek parole on a case-by-case basis under the processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
USCIS, Jan. 6, 2023 "On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a safe and lawful way for qualifying Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans with U.S.-based supporters to travel by air to and temporarily reside in the United...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
USCIS Resumes Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program Operations
USCIS, Sept. 1, 2022 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is resuming operations under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) program, beginning with pending CFRP program applications. USCIS has begun to mail interview notices...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Groups Push for Dedicated Afghan Parole Program
Letter dated Feb. 15, 2022 to DHS and USCIS - Request for Creation of the Afghan Parole Program, a Designated Parole Program for At-Risk Afghans "Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Director Jaddou: We write on behalf of the undersigned legal services...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Expert: Programs to Help Afghan Allies "Overwhelmed" Due to Trump Cuts
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Feb. 16, 2022 "Thousands of Afghan allies who narrowly missed being evacuated, and who have been living in hiding in Afghanistan or illegally in neighboring countries, have counted on a program known as humanitarian...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrants Closely Tied to Military Get Reprieve
"The Obama administration issued a new policy on Friday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally who are close relatives of active military troops and veterans to stay and move toward becoming permanent residents. The long-awaited...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
USCIS, May 10, 2021 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove the International Entrepreneur program from DHS...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Edlow on Parole, HFRP, FWVP
In this Federal Register notice , Joseph Edlow, USCIS Deputy Director for Policy explains why "parole of an alien may not actually be yielding any significant public or humanitarian benefit." We have 60 days to file comments.
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Ending Two Categorical Parole Programs
USCIS, Dec. 23, 2020 " In keeping with the agency’s August 2019 announcement , U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on revisions to Form I-131, Application for Travel...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
For USCIS, Parole Does Not Mean Parole: Matter of Z-R-Z-C-, Adopted Decision 2020-02 (AAO Aug. 20, 2020)
USICS, Aug. 20, 2020 "This policy memorandum (PM) designates the attached decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in Matter of Z-R-Z-C- as an Adopted Decision. Accordingly, this Adopted Decision shall be used to guide determinations...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
New USCIS EAD Policy for Parolees (Aug. 19, 2019)
USCIS, Aug. 19, 2019, PA-2019-04 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address USCIS’ discretion to grant employment authorization to foreign nationals paroled into the United...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS to End Certain Categorical Parole Programs
USCIS, Aug. 2, 2019 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced its intention to terminate two categorical parole programs, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 13767, Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Angelo A. Paparelli on Entrepreneurs, Parole, Babies and Bathwater
Angelo A. Paparelli, Aug. 14, 2017 - "The pattern by now is all too familiar. With the Trump Administration fully ensconced, the rollback of President Obama’s eight-year legacy continues. This time it involves the International Entrepreneur Regulation...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Final Rule: International Entrepreneur Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - "This final rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to implement the Secretary of Homeland Security’s discretionary parole authority in order to increase and enhance...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Announces Extension of Parole for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens, CNMI
USCIS, Dec. 13, 2016 - "To allow immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain “stateless” individuals to maintain legal status in the CNMI, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the parole program for these relatives...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Policy Memo: Discretionary Options for Designated Spouses, Parents, and Sons and Daughters of Certain Military Personnel, Veterans, and Enlistees (Nov. 23, 2016)
USCIS, Nov. 23, 2016 - "This policy memorandum (PM) clarifies and supplements guidance issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in 2013 (“the 2013 PM”)1 with respect to designated family members of certain military personnel and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Accepts Ombudsman's Recommendation to Adopt Parole Policy for U Visa Petitioners and Family Members
CISOMB, Sept. 7, 2016 - "USCIS has agreed [by letter dated Aug. 16, 2016] with the Ombudsman’s [June 16, 2016] recommendation to implement a parole policy for U visa petitioners and qualifying family members who live abroad. The U visa – available...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CISOMB U Visa Parole Recommendation
USCIS Ombudsman, June 16, 2016 - "Ombudsman Recommendation on Parole for Eligible U Visa Principal and Derivative Petitioners Residing Abroad The Ombudsman recommends that USCIS develop a parole policy to benefit eligible U principals and beneficiaries...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Telecon Feb. 26th re Haitian Family Reunification Parole
"Teleconference Invitation Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 2:00-3:30 p.m. (Eastern) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in coordination with the U.S. Department of State invites you to participate...
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