Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2023 "A federal judge in San Diego on Friday approved a settlement that prohibits U.S. officials from separating migrant families for crossing the U.S....
USCIS, Dec. 8, 2023 "The employment-based (EB) annual limit for fiscal year (FY) 2024 will be higher than was typical before the pandemic, though lower than in FY 2021-2023. We are dedicated to...
Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, Dec. 8, 2023 "A federal judge was poised Friday to prohibit separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively...
In an unpublished decision dated Dec. 4, 2023 a panel of the Ninth Circuit remanded for a new hearing. The facts are stunning...unless you practice immigration law: "Because Lead Petitioner credibly...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/07/2023 "The Department of State (“Department”) is amending its regulation governing immigrant visas by removing...
Flores v. Barr, Sept. 27, 2019
"On September 27, 2019, the Court entered an Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enforce and denied Defendants’ Motion to Terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement. [Doc. # 688.] Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. The Flores Settlement Agreement remains in effect and has not been terminated; 2. Because the regulations, published on August 23, 2019, entitled “Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Children,” 84 Fed. Reg. 44932–44,535 (“the New Regulations”), fail to implement and are inconsistent with the relevant and substantive terms of the Flores Settlement Agreement, including Paragraphs 9 and 40 of the Agreement, Defendants shall continue to comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement until they publish final regulations in compliance with the Agreement, including Paragraphs 9 and 40; and 3. Defendants are permanently enjoined from applying, implementing, or enforcing the New Regulations."