by Lopez Law Firm | Mar 25, 2021 | Public Charge Rule
As of March 9, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has stopped implementing Trump’s public charge final rule, which utilized an applicant’s financial situation, among other elements, as a way to vet out those who might someday become a...
by Lopez Law Firm | Mar 11, 2021 | humanitarian protection
On March 8, 2021, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared that Venezuelans in the United States may be able to qualify for humanitarian protection known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS). DHS states that “due to...
by Lopez Law Firm | Mar 4, 2021 | Biden Executive Orders, ICE Interim Guidance
On February 18, 2021, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued Interim Guidance for Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Priorities pursuant to the Interim Memo published on January 30, 2021 by the Department of Homeland Security, in accordance with...
by Lopez Law Firm | Feb 10, 2021 | DACA
President Biden has issued several executive orders and policies that seek to reverse those implemented under the previous administration. The “Muslim travel ban” has been rescinded, immigrants will not be excluded from the census, DACA will remain, the public...
by Lopez Law Firm | Dec 23, 2020 | DACA
On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration had rescinded initial DACA applications. This caused immediate litigation over the subsequent three years, culminating in June 2020 when the United States Supreme Court decided that the Trump administration had been...