Certain green card holders are legally entitled to receive financial support from their immigration sponsors. Exactly who qualifies for support? 1 - Did you get your green card through a spouse or family member? The Affidavit of Support is required…
A version of this article will appear in Bender's Immigration Bulletin. © Greg McLawsen (2020). Download article in .pdf format (free)Download On October 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed significant revisions to its regulations governing the Affidavit…
(Updated June 20, 2020). Yesterday I was asked to do a podcast interview about the Supreme Court's new DACA decision, and on other things that have changed in immigration since COVID-19. So much has happened in the past few months…
Today the Supreme Court made its ruling in DHS v. University of California, addressing the legality of the Trump Administration's decision to end DACA. No. 18-587, 591 U.S. ___ (2020). In short, the Court held that the Trump Administration acted…
We've created a new (free) tool that allows you to request an official copy of your USCIS immigration file. Just fill out this short online questionnaire and our website will email you a customized FOIA request, ready to file. You'll…
Late in the evening of April 20, 2020, President Trump announced by Tweet that he would be stopping all immigration to the U.S. due to the COVID-19 crisis. Two days later an executive order or "proclamation" was signed. I'll be…
As we head together into this time of global crisis, the technicalities of U.S. immigration law may not be the first thing on your mind. But judging from some emails I've been getting, many of you are looking ahead to…
The Form I-944, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency is a new USCIS form that will be required in adjustment of status (green card) applications. The form and official instructions are available below. This post will be updated with analysis once we are…
The Trump administration recently announced changes to "public charge" inadmissibility. One of the major changes in U.S. immigration law is that some immigrants will not be required to post financial bonds as a pre-condition to getting green cards. Here's what…
Today the Department of Homeland Security announced the publication of its new rule on Public Charge inadmissibility. The initial notice of rulemaking was issued in October 2018. See this post for an in-depth analysis of the rule as originally proposed…