In April, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its policy manual in an effort to provide clearer guidance around the rules that must be followed for adopted children to become U.S. citizens. There are no changes being made to how an adopted child can become a U.S. citizen. Rather, the new guidance […]
Tomorrow at midnight, the Biden Administration will lift the policy known as Title 42. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended this policy to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The name comes from a section of U.S. law that gives the CDC authority to restrict immigration to protect public health. […]
Bringing Europe’s immigration crisis to the capital of the United States On April 6, BOILA staff member Sarah Metzel attended a performance of “The Jungle” at The Shakespeare Theater Company’s Harman Hall in downtown Washington, DC. Managing Partner Beach-Oswald generously offered the performance tickets as a birthday gift to Metzel. The show tells the story […]
A new service center for humanitarian petitioners is being opened by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). This new service center is called the Humanitarian, Adjustment, Removing Conditions and Travel Documents (HART) Service Center. It will operate virtually and it is designed to lighten the workload for other USCIS service centers. The HART […]
A requirement has changed for the USCIS form known as the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693). This form is commonly required for noncitizens to prove they have no health-related issues before accessing certain benefits. Previously, the I-693 required applicants to secure the signature of a civil surgeon no more than […]
Today, U.S. President Biden and Canadian President Trudeau are meeting in Ottowa, Canada, to finalize details on an accord that will change the way asylum seekers are accepted into the U.S. and Canada. The two Presidents have agreed to change the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). The STCA took effect in 2004 and has […]
This month, the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), which advises President Biden, published their annual economic report. According to the report, the U.S. economy is struggling because of a slow-growing population, an aging national workforce, and decreasing participation in the workforce overall. Boosting immigration into the U.S.is a remedy proposed by these advisors for the […]
In February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants in the United States. This re-designation of TPS allows any Haitian who has lived in the U.S. since November 6, 2022 to apply for TPS for the first time. This designation lasts for 18 months until August 3, 2024. […]
On January 27, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new strategic plan for fiscal years 2023-2026. At the opening of this strategic plan, the organization defines itself with a new mission statement: “USCIS upholds America’s promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we […]
On January 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new policy regarding immigrants who have been victims or witnesses of a labor rights violations. These noncitizens will receive additional protection by being eligible to request deferred action in their removal proceedings. In other words, if you are an immigrant and your […]
