ICE, May 11, 2023 "General Information President Biden announced the termination of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, effective on May 11, 2023, following the termination...
State Department, June 2, 2023 "On June 17, 2023, the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2s and BCCs), and other non-petition based...
EOIR, June 5, 2023 " EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW (EOIR) OFFICE OF POLICY ATTORNEY 5107 LEESBURG PIKE FALLS CHURCH , VA 22041 UNITED STATES ...
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, June 5, 2023 "The new ETA 9089 form has gone into effect and DOL stopped using the old version of the form on the evening of May 31, 2023. The new form does not have...
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...
NILA, Apr. 20, 2023
"Enacted in 1997, expedited removal is the name for the summary removal process applied to persons whom immigration border officers determine are inadmissible for allegedly having false or improper documentation. Expedited removal proceedings have resulted in hundreds of thousands of removals since 1997. The process lacks procedural safeguards and, thus, is rife with errors, resulting in widespread violations of individuals’ legal rights. Section I of this advisory addresses the basics of expedited removal law, including to whom the statute does and does not apply, what immigration officers must do when issuing expedited removal orders, and the law governing detention. Section II details the credible fear process, including what happens procedurally when an individual establishes or fails to establish a credible fear. Section III covers the preclusion of judicial review but also addresses potential alternative options for challenging expedited removal orders, including reopening under 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a), cancellation by operation of law or in the exercise of discretion, and the state of the law regarding collateral challenges to expedited removal orders in reinstatement cases. Section IV covers the administrative and limited habeas review available to individuals who claim status as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. Section V provides a brief overview of the Trump administration’s effort to expand the use of expedited removal to the interior and the rescission of the expansion. ..."