McKenzie Law

04/14/2023

Sometimes I just have the best Extraordinary Ability clients who come bearing flowers.

08/24/2022

BREAKING: The Biden Administration has announced the date for the release of the DACA rule. The goal of publishing this rule through the federal regulatory process is to strengthen DACA protections in the face of litigation that seeks to end the program entirely.⠀
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A few key dates to note for community members: ⠀
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1. The rule is not yet published, it will be published on 8/30. Today was just an announcement of the unpublished version.⠀
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2. The rule will not go into effect until 60 days from 8/30 (about the end of October).⠀
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3. Individuals cannot use this new rule to apply for DACA at this moment.⠀
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More community guidance will be out soon so stay tuned and follow for when that gets published on our site.

09/20/2021

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/09/20/us-international-travel-restrictions-travel-ban/8357843002/

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announced Monday morning that the new travel policy will go into effect in November.

03/10/2021

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/09/dhs-secretary-statement-2019-public-charge-rule?fbclid=IwAR2WsTLBaA37WS4wpi5ZPZra3Cg0fN2EMCKxqdfEJTXPrx7xdNjK1o_oLiA

DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the government will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule as doing so is neither in the public interest nor an efficient use of limited government resources.

09/30/2020

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1315144

A California federal judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from raising immigration application fees just days before the changes were set to take effect, finding that acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf was likely improperly appointed.

07/06/2020

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/sevp-modifies-temporary-exemptions-nonimmigrant-students-taking-online-courses-during

Due to COVID-19, SEVP instituted a temporary exemption regarding online courses for the spring and summer semesters. This policy permitted nonimmigrant students to take more online courses than normally permitted by federal regulation to maintain their nonimmigrant status during the COVID-19 emergen...

06/23/2020

The Trump administration said the suspension is needed to ensure jobs go to Americans first as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, but employers say it will actually make things worse.

06/18/2020

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/daca-immigration-supreme-court/index.html

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.

06/15/2020

Today is DACA’s 8th anniversary - thousands of DACA recipients are awaiting the SCOTUS decision on Trump’s attack on the program. Will you commit to protect DACA recipients? Sign-up now to receive actions alerts when the decision is released. bitly.com/TNDACAnetwork

03/22/2020

it’s time to think of power of attorney for healthcare,living will and wills. I’m classed as an essential business so I am still working. A lot can be done remotely and notarizing can be worked out. Let me know if I can help or if I can at least pass on to another lawyer. My email is [email protected]

03/14/2020

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHS/bulletins/28109d6

Upon arrival, travelers will proceed to standard customs processing. They will then continue to enhanced entry screening where the passenger will be asked about their medical history, current condition, and asked for contact information for local health authorities. Passengers will then be given wri...