Breaking: Public Charge Rule – Case Dismissed By US Supreme Court
Breaking: The US Supreme Court today dismissed a lawsuit in which the troubling ‘public charge’ rule was to be litigated. In other words, this action will now allow the public[…]
Harry & Meghan and Immigration: Above The Law
I am so thrilled to be one of the newest columnists for Above the Law!! It is a highly respected law publication in the United States. After my introductory piece,[…]
Visa Ban Proclamation 10014 Rescinded
It is with great delight and relief that we can report that the visa ban affecting many many people are the world is now lifted. Proclamation 10014 banned immigrants visas[…]
USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to E-3 Petitioners
USCIS announced that, starting today, it is expanding premium processing services to E-3 petitioners. This is welcome news as previously premium processing was not available for this category, and lengthy[…]
March 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The March 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late yesterday afternoon. Most categories saw steady movement, with employment-based categories (particularly EB2 India and EB3 India) seeing fairly significant movement compared to[…]
USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
Good news to start this Monday morning as USCIS announced that it is reverting back to its 2008 version of the naturalization civics test, departing from its December 2020 implementation[…]
An Immigration Counsel Fund and Right to Counsel: Provisions from President Biden’s Immigration Bill
Right to Counsel and an Immigration Counsel Fund- USCA21 When the US Citizenship Act 2021 summary reached my hands, I was especially excited to read about a new Immigration[…]
President Biden’s Immigration Reform Bill Needs a Startup Visa
On Thursday, 2.18.21, Congress dropped the US Citizenship Act 2021. It has some great provisions, and is a bold step towards immigration reform. I applaud the leaders in shaping the[…]
Biden Immigration Reform Bill Text Out!
Readers and listeners, the much awaited Biden immigration reform bill is out!! Titled US Citizenship Act 2021, the bill was released this morning. I will be going through it like[…]
US Citizenship Act 2021 Summary: Initial Remarks by Tahmina Watson
US Citizenship Act 2021 summary as seen on 2.17.21- by Tahmina Watson I was privileged to see a summary of President Biden’s US Citizenship Act 2021 on Wednesday 2.17.21. I[…]