Ivan Velasco, Jr., LLC Immigration Law

05/04/2022

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS) anunció una Regla Final Temporal (TFR) que aumenta el período de extensión automática de la autorización de empleo y los Documentos de Autorización de Empleo (EAD), disponibles para ciertos solicitantes de renovación de EAD, ...

05/04/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days.

04/01/2022

USCIS Anuncia Nuevas Acciones para Atender Retrasos, Expandir el Procesamiento Prioritario y Proporcionar Alivio a Titulares de Permisos de Trabajo

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos anunció hoy tres esfuerzos diseñados para aumentar la eficiencia y reducir las cargas en el sistema general de inmigración legal mediante el establecimiento de nuevas metas de reducción en los retrasos en toda la agencia, la expansión ...

04/01/2022

USCIS announced new efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the legal immigration system. The agency will set new backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents. To reduce the processing backlogs, USCIS is establishing new internal cycle time goals to guide the backlog reduction efforts and affect how long it takes to process cases. For expanding premium processing, USCIS will be expanding the categories of forms ultimately eligible for premium processing services. To improve access to employment authorization, the agency streamlined different processes, including extending validity periods and providing expedited work authorization renewals for healthcare and childcare workers.

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system.

03/18/2022

TPS designated for Afghanistan

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of March 15, 2022, will be eligible for TPS.

02/17/2022

This month the Biden administration is expected to release its new guidelines for DACA. That’s the Obama-era program that gave work permits and temporary protection from deportation to some undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children.DACA was nearly canceled under the Trump administration....

02/15/2022

As the Biden administration puts the finishing touches on final regulations to protect young undocumented people from deportation, immigration groups are urging it to change course on a draft rule’s decoupling of work authorization.

02/02/2022

A top Democrat is pushing colleagues to pursue all options to revamp the U.S. immigration system and offer a path to citizenship for undocumented individuals.

12/16/2021

This is good news for tens of thousands of immigrant visa applicants.

12/01/2021

Hay esperanza aún para los que tienen orden de deportación

El secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, defendió la política fronteriza del gobierno de Joe Biden ante los miembros del Comité Judicial del Senado. Reiteró que tiene “recursos limitados” para actuar y que no todos los indocumentados con orden final de ...

12/01/2021

Esperamos muchos cambios favorables, tal vez a tiempo para Navidad!

Desde este lunes 29 de noviembre ningún inmigrante indocumentado (no ciudadano) podrá ser deportado por no tener papeles de permanencia legal en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con el reglamento publicado a finales de septiembre en el Registro Federal (diario oficial estadounidense).

11/19/2021

Let's hope this gets through the Senate!

The social spending bill approved by the House Friday in a 220-213 vote includes the most extensive immigration reform package reviewed by Congress in 35 years, albeit in a much reduced version from what proponents originally sought.