Immigration news & commentary
Updates and analysis from the Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC.
Deadline to Submit DACA Renewal Requests Approaching On Oct. 5
Release Date: Sept. 28, 2017
By Rajiv S. KhannaActing Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Release Date: March 7, 2018
By Rajiv S. KhannaDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
Jan. 13, 2018, Update: Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Guidance on DACA Renewal Requests Affected by Mail Service Issues
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received reports that the U.S.
By Rajiv S. KhannaFebruary 2018 Preliminary Injunction on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
The scope of the preliminary injunction issued on February 13, 2018 in the Eastern District of New York is the same as the preliminary injunction issued on January 9, 2018 in the Northern District of California. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this web guidance, the DACA polic...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Updates Notice to Appear Policy Guidance to Support DHS Enforcement Priorities
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued updated guidance (PDF, 139 KB) today that aligns its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security.
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Re-Opens Previously Pending Deferral Requests
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced it will reopen non-military deferred action cases that were pending on August 7. Letters will be sent this week re-opening all cases that were pending on August 7.
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Releases Report on Arrest Histories of Illegal Aliens who Request DACA
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated data (PDF, 745 KB) on arrests and apprehensions of illegal aliens who requested Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association
On October 23, 2013, the USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate hosted an engagement with AILA representatives. USCIS addressed questions related to DOMA, provisional waivers and TPS grantee applications among several other topics. The attached information provides a review of the questions sol...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS SCOPS and AILA Teleconference Agenda
USCIS SCOPS (Service Center Operations Directorate) and AILA Tleconference Agenda discussing issues on H-1B Processing and Adjudications, I-140 Adjudications based on Certified ETA-9089, I-140 Erroneously Rejected & Priority Date No Longer Current, G-28s Not Recognized and other topics. Please click...
By Rajiv S. KhannaUSCIS Field Operations Directorate Meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
On April 10, 2014 USCIS Field Operations Directorate hosted an engagement with AILA representatives. USCIS addressed questions related to same sex marriage adjudications, customer identity verification, and interview rescheduling and delays among several other topics. The information in that attache...
By Rajiv S. KhannaDHS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Sudan for an additional 18 months, effective Nov. 3, 2014, through May 2, 2016. Current Sudanese beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS status must re-register during a 60-day period...
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