Archive for October, 2016
Some Facts About Our Southwest Border
The sad irony about much of the public discourse on immigration is that their is often a complete disconnect between people’s heated opinions and actual facts. Moreover, when any segment of our economy suffers, immigrants are often unjustly blamed. Fact deficient reasoning and vitriolic opinions based on fiction are on the rise, led by the […]
USCIS Increases Fees by an Average of 21%
Effective December 23, 2016, new fees for almost all applications filed with USCIS take effect. On average, fees per application have increased by 21%. This is the first fee increase by USCIS in 6 years. Some notable fee increases are below. N-400 (Naturalization): from $595 to $640 (+ $85 biometrics fee which remains unchanged) I-129f […]
The Future of Our Immigration System: A Clintopia or a Trumpocalypse?
As we approach the end of Trump’s latest reality TV endeavor (running for President), we can only hope that this reality TV show comes to an end. While after the latest unveiling of Trump’s truly amoral and scary character, it appears that Hillary has the upper hand, this has not always been the case. Acclaimed […]
USCIS Increases Employment Authorization Validity Time for Asylum Applicants
Effective October 5, 2016, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it will increase the validity periods of Employment Authorization Documents for Asylum applicants. This will apply to currently pending employment authorization requests by asylum applicants, as well as those who file in the future. Instead of the previous one-year validity, the documents […]
U.S. v. Texas: The Latest Chapter in the DAPA Battle
Earlier this year on June 23, 2016, the currently 8-member Supreme Court reached a stalemate in a 4-4 tie vote regarding the legality of President Obama’s and DHS’ DAPA program (Deferred Action for Parents of Citizens and Residents). Unfortunately, this tie resulted in upholding the 5th Circuit’s decision that the program was unconstitutional. Now, on October 3, 2016, the Supreme Court […]