Recent Blog Posts
Supreme Court rules that children who “age out” can lose their place in line for a family-based visa
Citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States may petition to bring over certain family members by sponsoring them for a family visa, and any minor children of those family members may also be included through derivative visas. Visa applications are generally processed on a first-come, first-served basis, but due to immigration backlogs… Read More »
Deferred Action Renews Dream for Young Immigrants
On June 5th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA grants temporary legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before they turned 16 years old. Individuals granted deferred action will not be subject to deportation for a two-year period, during which… Read More »
H-1B Cap for FY 2015 Reached After One Week
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in a press release on April 7th that it had already received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for Fiscal Year 2015, which doesn’t even start until October 1st, 2014, six months from now. The number of petitions received exceeds the number needed… Read More »
New York City ID Cards Could Help Immigrants Access City Services
The New York City Council is considering legislation that would allow the City to issue municipal identification cards to all city residents. An ID card would be a boon to the half a million illegal immigrants currently residing in New York City, who despite living and working in the City are shut out from… Read More »
