Arnold S Jaffe Attorneys Immigration Law

05/06/2022

https://apple.news/AGw32WEbfREKOUpyNVo9P8A

The U.S. is trying to lure Russian scientists in particular, but a leaked State Department cable indicates many others need help after fleeing the Kremlin’s rule.

04/26/2022

USCIS is proud to join the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State in Uniting for Ukraine, a key step towards fulfilling President Joe Biden’s commitment to welcome Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Uniting for Ukraine provides a pathway for Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who are outside the U.S. to come to the U.S. and stay temporarily for a two-year period of parole. To learn more, please visit Uniting for Ukraine webpage: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/uniting-for-ukraine

04/26/2022

Our families deserve protection, and Dreamers need a path to citizenship, a young activist writes. [Opinion]

04/26/2022

2-year parole admission into the United States for Ukrainian nationals.

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03/04/2022

Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. The designation will take effect upon publication of a forthcoming Federal Register notice, which will also include instructions for applying for TPS and an EAD.

01/23/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/19/forced-marriage-children-immigration-visa/

Loopholes in marriage and immigration law are allowing the exploitation of minors, including U.S. citizens.

11/11/2021

https://www.wsj.com/articles/settlement-reached-to-aid-spouses-of-certain-immigrant-visa-holders-11636566198

The Biden administration will make it easier for some immigrant spouses to continue working legally without renewing their employment authorization as part of a settlement resolving a class-action suit.

11/09/2021

https://apple.news/A9RgDqn9FTPOGWFDlJimmYQ

Moderates who dream of bipartisanship need to prove it's real

11/09/2021

https://apple.news/A_vvKyNNaQWelSh35Xis5Gw

An estimated 1,000 U.S. military veterans — many Latino — live in foreign lands, their return to the country they defended in limbo because of their immigration status.

11/08/2021

https://apple.news/AHfrdtAH0QxabqDNjPioGEg

The U.S. on Monday will lift pandemic travel restrictions that barred visitors in from nearly three dozen countries with vaccine and other requirements.

11/06/2021

https://apple.news/ASCWd7JCVRni7CiTcQjEIFQ

Curbs on vaccinated visitors from 33 countries to go on Monday – for many separated loved ones it’s not a moment too soon

10/28/2021

USCIS reached a settlement agreement in the case of MadKudu Inc., et al. v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., No. 20-cv-2653 (N.D. Cal.). On Oct. 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, granted final approval of the settlement agreement. This agreement outlines new, overarching guidance for adjudicating pending or future H-1B petitions for market research analysts.

Additionally, the agreement allows class members to submit a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, to request that certain denied Forms I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking H-1B classification for a market research analyst be reopened and adjudicated per the terms of the settlement agreement. No fee will be charged for such a request. Class members have until April 26, 2022 to submit a Form I-290B.

Class members eligible to submit a Form I-290B are those that:
• Filed a Form I-129 H-1B petition between Jan. 1, 2019 and Oct. 19, 2021, for a market research analyst.
• USCIS denied the petition based on a finding that the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) entry for a market research analyst did not establish that the occupation is a specialty occupation, and thus did not satisfy 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)(1).
• If not for this finding, the petition would have been approved.
• There is any amount of time remaining on the period specified in the certified Labor Condition Application (LCA) originally submitted with the underlying Form I-129 at the time that the Form I-290B is filed.

Class members whose eligible Form I-129 was denied may submit their Form I-290B (without fee) on or before April 26, 2022, to have their reopening request and, if eligibility is established, their underlying I-129 H-1B petition adjudicated per the terms of the settlement agreement.

USCIS will make a decision on all eligible, timely-filed reopening requests within 90 days of our receipt of the physical file at the adjudicating office. USCIS will attempt to prioritize reopening requests for petitions with LCAs expiring less than 90 days after the Form I-290B is properly filed with USCIS.