This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 01/17/2025 "The United States supports the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the residents of Hong Kong. The People's...
Alan Lee, Jan. 16, 2025 "USCIS’s second part of the H-1B proposed regulations, “Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting...
Nwauzor v. The GEO Group, Inc. "In 2017, a class of detainees and Washington State each sued GEO in federal court for violations of Washington’s Minimum Wage Act (“MWA”). The district...
Montufar-Caballero v. Garland (unpub.) - [This should be published!] "The BIA, citing Mickeviciute and Lopez v. Whitaker, 761 F. App’x 790, 793-94 (10th Cir. 2019), concluded Petitioners’...
USCIS, Jan. 15, 2025 "This guidance, contained in Volume 6 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately and applies to requests pending or filed on or after the publication date. The guidance...
POLICY ALERT – Modifications to Oath of Allegiance for NaturalizationJuly 21, 2015U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance to clarify the eligibility requirements for modifications to the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for naturalization.
Technical Update – Multiple Absences and Residence and Physical PresenceJuly 20, 2015This technical update clarifies that along with reviewing for absences of more than 6 months, officers review whether an applicant for naturalization with multiple absences of less than 6 months is able establish the required residence and physical presence for naturalization.
Technical Update – Child Citizenship Act and Children of U.S. Government Employees Residing AbroadJuly 20, 2015This technical update clarifies that the child of a U.S. government employee temporarily stationed abroad is considered to be residing in the United States for purposes of acquisition of citizenship under INA 320.