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In an unpublished decision dated Dec. 4, 2023 a panel of the Ninth Circuit remanded for a new hearing.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...
Peter Schey reports: "After two years of negotiations, we have reached a settlement with the U.S. border patrol that for the first time sets detailed standards for the safe detention of immigrant children. We were assisted by pro bono co-counsel with Orrick and the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, and invaluable medical expertise provided by Dr. Nancy E. Wang, Associate Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Dr. Marietta Vázquez, Associate Dean, Medical Student Diversity at Yale School of Medicine. The mediation was facilitated by Court-appointed Special Master Andrea Sheridan Ordin and Court-appointed medical monitor Dr. Paul H. Wise, Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society and Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University.