OFLC, May 26, 2023 1. OFLC announces case submission for the Form ETA 9089 for PERM in FLAG on June 1, 2023 OFLC previously announced a delay to the date on which it will transition PERM submission...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 05/26/2023 "The Department of State (the Department) is delaying the effective date of a final rule that appeared in the Federal...
ICE, May 2, 2023 "In February 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) provided updated guidance that consular officers can now issue an F or M student visa up to 365 days in advance of an international...
Cyrus D. Mehta & Jessica Paszko, May 23, 2023 "Just a couple of months ago we considered the options available to terminated H-1B workers who want to become entrepreneurs . Since then, layoffs...
State Department, May 19, 2023 "The Department of State is processing visas more efficiently than ever while upholding our national security responsibilities. We are continuously reducing the time...
Espinoza v. Pompeo
"Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit based on the U.S. Department of State’s denial of his application for a U.S. passport. After careful consideration, the Court finds that judgment should be entered in favor of Plaintiff and issues its findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Rule 52(a). ... [D]espite the contemporaneous foreign birth certificate and the delayed Texas birth certificate, based on the entirety of the evidence, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has rebutted the presumption of alienage and satisfied his burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he is a citizen of the United States by birth. ... Based on the foregoing, the Court concludes that Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza has satisfied his burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. He is a citizen by virtue of birth. On the record before the Court, he is entitled to a United States passport."
[Hats off to Javier Maldonado!]