Immigration News and Updates
Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Scheme to Submit Fraudulent Asylum Applications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided significant assistance in the investigation of Carlos Adolfo Haeckermann Cardenas, who pleaded guilty in federal court to orchestrating a scheme to submit dozens of…...
Read More »USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding Family-Based Immigration Policy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that will enhance our capability to screen and vet family-based immigrant visa petitions....
Read More »USCIS Report Uncovers Significant Abuses in the Special Immigrant Juvenile Program
Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a report identifying significant national security and integrity vulnerabilities in the Special Immigrant Juvenile program....
Read More »USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Arrest of Haitian Engaged in Violence and Destabilization of Haiti
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance in the investigation that led to Immigration and Customs Enforcement arresting Pierre Reginald Boulus on July 17 for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act…...
Read More »USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing a federal register notice (FRN) based on the H.R 1 Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1)....
Read More »Joseph B. Edlow Begins Service as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
On July 15, 2025, the United States Senate confirmed Joseph Edlow to serve as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services....
Read More »Two MS-13 Members in Massachusetts Sentenced for Racketeering
Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were recently sentenced in federal court in Boston for their roles in a previously unsolved murder....
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as…...
Read More »USCIS Uncovers U Visa Fraud Scheme by Corrupt Law Enforcement, Leading to Federal Indictments
Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, following a federal investigation…...
Read More »Brazilian National in Massachusetts Sentenced for Unlawful Reentry and Selling Green Cards and Counterfeit Social Security Cards
Defendant sold three fake Social Security cards and three Green Cards to an undercover officer...
Read More »USCIS Assists ICE in Arrest of One of El Salvador’s “Top 100 Most Wanted” Hiding in Nebraska
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided key assistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations resulting in the July 9 arrest of a high-ranking member of the violent…...
Read More »New Fees for Certain Immigration Benefit Requests
USCIS will soon begin to collect new fees for certain immigration benefit requests. We will provide details on the implementation of these fee changes in the coming days....
Read More »DHS Terminates TPS for Nicaragua: It Was Never Meant to Last 25 Years
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua, which will expire on July 5, 2025....
Read More »With Improved Conditions, DHS Ends TPS for Honduras
After finding improved country conditions in Honduras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status, as required by the statute....
Read More »USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2025 Welcoming Those Who Earned Citizenship the Right Way
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating Independence Day by welcoming new citizens in naturalization ceremonies throughout the country....
Read More »Convicted Sex Offender in North Carolina Indicted for Naturalization Fraud
The U.S. attorney announced the indictment of Anibal Rios Lavias, 30, a U.S. citizen born in Mexico, charging him with naturalization fraud....
Read More »DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination…...
Read More »Tampa High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Firearms to Trinidad-Based Transnational Criminal Organization
Hillsborough County high school teacher Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, 46, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to making false statements to a firearms dealer. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted in the investigation....
Read More »Former Haitian Mayor and Human Rights Violator Sentenced in Massachusetts to Nine Years in Prison for Lying about Past Involvement in Political Violence
The U.S. Attorney announced Jean Morose Viliena, the former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was sentenced to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief Judge F.…...
Read More »USCIS Updates Guidance on Validity of Alien Refugee and Asylee Marriages
We are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 4, on valid marriages between a principal asylee or principal refugee and their claimed spouse....
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Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Information on President Trump’s Recent Executive Order (Travel Ban) [Update, June 27, 2017] The Supreme
Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Learn more about what the executive order means, who it will affect, and what is being done to challenge it.
Andres Perez Interviewed About ICE Raids in Austin
Fear of deportation grows as ICE raids increase.
‘Hardware Malfunction’ Slows Down Immigration Courts
A technology breakdown that struck immigration courts a month ago still…
Prosecutorial Discretion on the Rise in Immigration Courts
By Cindy Chang, LA Times January 15, 2014, 3:27 p.m. Immigrants facing deportation are increasingly likely
PRIVACY ALERT! – The government can search your electronic devices at the border and ports of entry!
New York Times Reports District Judge Upholds Government’s Right to Search Electronics at Border Pascal
Budget deal may open doors to immigration reform in January
As reported in USA Today: “Republican leaders, led by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, have
Immigration Lawyers Can Help Employers Petition For H-1B Visas On Time
The USCIS will begin accepting Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2015 H-1B Visa petitions on April 1,
USCIS Now Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages
Do you and your partner think you qualify for immigration benefits (such as a green
New, Updated Form I-9
Don’t get caught unaware! Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 has changed. All employers may no
CBP No Longer Issuing a Paper form I-94
Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will no longer be issuing paper copies of the arrival/departure
Attorney Andres Perez Interviewed by Fox News About I-9 Audits
Perez & Malik, PLLC attorney Andres Perez featured on Fox News regarding I-9 Audits Perez
Major Reform in Obama Immigration Policy Relieves DREAMers
The Department of Homeland Security announced dramatic reform in the Obama administration’s immigration policy to
Obtaining a Green Card Through Marriage
Green Card Marriage: What Comes After The Walk Down the Aisle? According to the U.S.
I-9 Compliance Tips For Your Business
Within the U.S. business world, employers must meet the demands of the federal government and
Immigration Visas: Revision to Three- and Ten-year Ban
According to USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, a change to the three- and ten-year re-entry bars placed on undocumented immigrants is anticipated to take effect by the end of this year.
Perez & Malik, PLLC Immigration Lawyers to file TPS Pro Bono for local Syrian Nationals
In response to ongoing violence due to political unrest occurring in Syria, the Department of
Obtain a Green Card Through Employment: PERM Labor Certification
In order to work in the USA, foreign workers need to either obtain a temporary work visa (non-immigrant, short-term) or a green card (permanent residency). Most foreign workers begin working in the USA on a temporary work visa and “convert” it to a green card through the labor certification process (PERM).
Applying for a Family based Immigration Visa: 5 Points to Keep in Mind
The U.S. immigration process is complex and intimidating for both sponsors and applicants, however, highly
