Cyrus Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, May 9, 2022 "On April 3, 2022 the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) Kerry E. Doyle issued a memorandum (“the Doyle memo”) which empowers ICE attorneys... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Apr. 18, 2022 I-485 Supplement J Should Not Be the Only Vehicle to Express Portability "It is well settled that noncitizens must have the requisite intent to work for their employers at the time of entry or adjustment of status under... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Apr. 2, 2022 "I conducted a one hour presentation on immigration relief for Ukrainians under the aegis of the Practicing Law Institute on March 29, 2022, and spoke about options for Ukrainians in the US as well as for those who have... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, and Jessica Paszko, Mar. 15, 2022 "The USCIS Contact Center purports to provide tools for checking case statuses online, correcting notices that contain mistakes or were never delivered, and connecting applicants to... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Feb. 22, 2022 "We follow up on our blog series on requesting a transfer of underlying basis. Previous blogs on this topic can be found here and here . Due to the exceptionally high number of EB-1 and EB-2 visas available... Read More
Maintenance of H-1B/L-1 Status after Travelling Back On Advance Parole: Executive Legerdemain under the Cronin Memo Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, Feb. 8, 2022 "Since H-1B and L visa nonimmigrant status allows for dual intent, the filing of... Read More
Bender's Immigration Bulletin Editorial Board Member Cyrus D. Mehta has two new blog posts online: Expansion of STEM Practical Training and Broadening of O-1A Standards Allows Foreign Talented Students to Contribute to the US Even If Rejected in... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Dec. 25, 2021 "The State Department has given much needed holiday gifts to ease delays in visa processing brought about by the evisceration of consular operations due to Covid-19. According to a December 22, 2021 article in Roll... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Nov. 22, 2021 "The USCIS has been processing employment authorization requests for H-4 and L-2 spouses so slowly that they have been rendered virtually useless. By the time the applicant receives the employment authorization document... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, July 14, 2021 "On July 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in Wang v. Blinken , No. 20-5076 (D.C. Cir. 2021), interpreting INA § 203(d) to include the counting of derivatives... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, June 26, 2021 "The temporary suspension of Rudolph Giuliani’s bar license by a New York appellate court for making false statements on behalf of Donald Trump’s election is thought provoking for lawyers, especially those... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, June 14, 2021 "On June 7, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Sanchez v. Mayorkas , holding that a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) does not constitute an admission under INA § 245(a) for purposes of adjustment... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, June 2, 2021 "On May 18, 2021, the State Department issued guidance broadening the path for transmission of US citizenship to a child born abroad to married parents. The guidance is reproduced below: Recognizing the advances in... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, May 19, 2021 "Re: USCIS-2021-0004, Identifying Barriers Across U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Benefits and Services; Request for Public Input I would like to propose ideas that would provide relief to beneficiaries... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, May 10, 2021 "On May 5, 2021, the majority opinion in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Sanchez v. Attorney General followed two other circuit courts in holding that an Immigration Judge (IJ) has the authority to administratively... Read More