Cyrus Mehta, May 29, 2023 "I write this blog in fond memory of Mark Von Sternberg who passed away on May 16, 2023. Mark was a brilliant lawyer, scholar and writer who worked very hard on behalf...
Portillo v. DHS "Gerardo A. Portillo petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming his order of removal and denying his application for adjustment...
State Department, May 30, 2023 "Document Submission to KCC suspended for DV-2024 and onward. Effective for the Diversity Visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2024 (DV-2024) and onward, selectees...
In this document , provided by a "veteran immigration practitioner," ICE claims that its attorneys need not be present in every case in Immigration Court. Read more at PWS's latest post ...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 06/01/2023 "This final rule (TFR) temporarily amends Department of State (Department) regulations to provide that Afghan nationals...
Filazapovich et al. v. Dept. of State
"For the foregoing reasons, the court (1) grants the Goh Plaintiffs summary judgment ontheir claims that the No-Visa Policy is contrary to law and Defendants unreasonably delayed theirvisa applications; (2) denies the Goh Defendants’ motion for summary judgment except as toPlaintiffs who have already received their diversity visas; (3) denies the Filazapovich Plaintiffs’motion for a preliminary injunction; and (4) grants the Goodluck Plaintiffs’ motion for apreliminary injunction because they are likely to succeed on their claims that the No-Visa Policyis contrary to law, that Defendants unreasonably delayed and unlawfully withheld adjudication oftheir DV-2021 applications, and that Defendants’ prioritization policy is arbitrary and capriciousas applied to diversity visa applicants.The court orders as follows:...."