Immigration

President Biden Ends Freeze on Green Cards

On Wednesday, President Biden issued an executive order ending Proclamation 10014, the Trump-era ban on new green cards during the…

4 years ago

Immigration-Related Executive Orders: Biden’s First Week

After only a few days in office, President Biden has already issued various immigration-related executive orders, starting on inauguration day.…

4 years ago

New DACA Applicants can now apply in Portland, Oregon: Federal Judge Orders USCIS to Fully Reinstate DACA Program

Yesterday afternoon, a federal district judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the Obama-era DACA program. Those protected under the…

4 years ago

Citizenship Test Changes in Portland, Oregon

On November 13th, USCIS announced its plans to implement a revised civics test for U.S. citizenship applicants. According to their…

4 years ago

Immigration Law Changes in Portland Oregon with Biden Administration

Throughout President Trump’s four years in office, over 400 executive and regulatory actions on immigration have taken place to make…

4 years ago

USCIS cancels furlough of 13,400 employees

On the 25th of August, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would cancel the scheduled…

4 years ago

House of Representatives Introduces Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act: Save USCIS and Avoid Furloughs?

On the 21st of August, the House of Representatives introduced a new bill called the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act,…

4 years ago

Significant Increases to USCIS Application Fees

On July 31st, 2020, DHS announced a final rule regarding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, which…

4 years ago

Re-Implementing Public Charge Rule After Recent Injunction

Last evening, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals limited an order that blocked the application of Trump’s Public Charge Grounds…

4 years ago

Injunction of Public Charge Final Rule

On July 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a nationwide temporary suspension…

4 years ago