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  • 2024
    • February
    • January
  • 2023
    • November
      • Aging Parents and Immigration: Exploring Options for Family Reunification
      • Strategic Steps for a Successful Business Immigration Application
      • Navigating the Legal Landscape: Challenges in Asylum Cases
      • Common Pitfalls: Mistakes to Avoid in the Immigration Process
      • Possible Deportation Defense Strategies in a Removal Proceeding
    • October
      • A Path to Stability: Biden's Initiative to Extend Asylum Work Permits to 5 Years
      • Un Camino hacia la Estabilidad: la Iniciativa de Biden de Extender los Permisos de Trabajo de Asilo a 5 Años
      • Navegando el Estatus de Protección Temporal: Actualizaciones para El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela y Afganistán
      • Who Can Apply for the Diversity Visa Lottery?
    • September
      • Navigating Temporary Protected Status: Updates for El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, and Afghanistan
    • July
      • Common K-1 Visa Delays & How to Avoid Them
      • Citizenship Tests and Interviews: How to Prepare and What to Expect
      • 7 Essential Steps to Take When Facing Deportation: A Comprehensive Guide
      • Navigating the Complexities of Immigration: How Can an Immigration Attorney Help You?
      • A Guide to U.S. Immigration for LGBTQ Individuals
    • May
      • Adopting From Another Country - What You Need to Know
    • April
      • Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing
    • March
      • Can I Get a Digital Nomad Visa to Work in the U.S.?
      • USCIS to Begin Mobile Biometrics Collection for Individuals in Remote Locations
      • What’s the Buzz About Family Detention?
      • Biden Administration Proposes New Rule To Limit Asylum
    • February
      • Matter of Duarte-Gonzalez, 28 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2023)
      • ICE Investigations in 2023 — What Employers Need to Know
      • Update on Physical Presence Requirement for Asylees and Refugees Applying for Adjustment of Status
    • January
      • FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1
      • Can I Automatically Extend My Stay in the U.S.?
  • 2022
    • December
      • Three Ways to Prevent Deportation
      • Routine Visa Services at U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China Temporarily Suspended
      • Best Practices for Hiring – Avoiding Possible Discrimination Claims
    • November
      • Tips for Sending Files to USCIS
      • Arlington Immigration Court Permanently Closed
      • Fourth Circuit Constrains Witness-Based Particular Social Groups
    • October
      • How Can I Seek Asylum in the U.S.?
    • September
      • What is the Board of Immigration Appeals Process?
    • August
      • Green Card Distribution Nearing for Employment-Based Immigrants
    • July
      • What the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Could Mean for Millions
      • The Legal Issues That Could Impact Your Visa
    • May
      • How Can I Start the Process for Getting a Green Card?
    • April
      • Where DACA Stands in 2022
      • Murray Osorio PLLC Finds Success with Board of Immigration Appeals
    • March
      • What is TPS?
      • What is the Difference Between an Immediate Relative and Family Preference?
    • January
      • Deportation Process Timeline
  • 2021
    • December
      • Adjustment of Status FAQs
      • Fees Waived for Afghan Evacuees
    • August
      • If My Spouse is a Citizen, Can I Become a Citizen Too?
    • July
      • Can I Get a Green Card if I Make a Mistake on the Application?
      • Portillo-Flores v. Garland, No. 19-1591 (4th Cir. 2021)
    • March
      • Big Changes to Asylum Law for Application Filed on or after January 11, 2021
      • COVID-19 and I-9 Compliance
      • Employment Eligibility Compliance Services
      • E-2 Treaty Investor Visa is “safe” under the latest U.S. Immigration Ban issued on June 22, 2020
      • USCIS Fee Increase on October 2, 2020
      • President Issues Proclamation Extending Suspension of Entry of Certain Immigrants and Nonimmigrants
      • Will the First 100 Days Under Biden Bring the Relief We Are Hoping For?
      • New Bars to Asylum Eligibility
      • What Should I Do if my Case is Taking Too Long?
      • Department of State Provides Updates on Phased Resumption of Visa Services
      • Ice Announces Another Extension to I-9 Compliance Flexibility, No More Extensions for Employers to Respond to NOIs Served in Mar
      • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
      • TPS Announced for Venezuelans
      • Update on the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Policy
    • February
      • USCIS Changes to Naturalization Test
      • New Attorney Announcement
    • January
      • The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 – Summary of President Biden’s Immigration Reform Bill
      • President Trump Announced an 18-Month Period of Deferred Enforcement Departure for Venezuela
      • Labor Department to Issue New H-1B, PERM Wage Regulation
      • COVID-19 Pandemic Changes by ICE
  • 2020
    • December
      • Attorney Promotion Announcement
      • Full DACA Program Restored
      • Ninth Circuit H-1B Decision on Computer Programmers
      • District Court Orders DOL to Reissue Prevailing Wage Determinations
      • New DOS Rule Introducing 6 Month Visa Bond Pilot Program for B-1/B-2 Visa Applicants
      • Continuation of TPS Benefits for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sun, Honduras, and Nepal
      • New Court Order for DOL to Comply with Wage Rates
    • November
      • Us Imposes $15,000 Visa Bond on 15 Mostly African Countries
      • New 2020 Version of the Civics Portion of the Naturalization Test
      • Will It Be Easier for Foreign Nationals to Seek a H-1B Visa Under the Biden Administration?
    • October
      • DHS Proposes Rule to Replace H1B Lottery With Wage-Based Selection Process
      • DHS Aims to Limit Stays for F and J Students and Scholars, Among Other Critical Changes
      • Parents of 545 Children Split up at Us Border Can’t Be Found
      • Department of Labor Changes to Computation of Prevailing Wage Effective October 8, 2020
      • USCIS Interim Final Rule Revising Definition of “Specialty Occupation”
    • September
      • Downgrading from EB-2 to EB-3 to Benefit from Earlier Priority Date
      • Lawyers Allege Abuse of Migrant Women by Gynecologist for Georgia Ice Detention Center – NBC News
      • Ninth Circuit to Allow Termination of TPS for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador
    • August
      • Employees May Temporarily Use EAD Approval Notice to Verify Form I-9
      • Ice Announces Another Extension to I-9 Compliance Flexibility
      • New Attorney Announcement
    • July
      • Nunez-Vasquez v. Barr
      • The Trump Administration Has Rescinded the July 6th Non-Immigrant Student Directives
      • Contemplating Freedom this 4th of July
      • USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
    • June
      • Summary of Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbrea
      • New Attorney Announcement
      • Murray Osorio Partner, Hudaidah Bhimdi, Received a 2020 AILA President’s Commendation Award
      • I-9 Virtual Compliance – Ice Announces Another Extension Related to Form I-9 Compliance and Response Time to NOIs
    • May
      • USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4
      • USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions
      • Murray Osorio Partner and Senior Attorneys, Brian Murray, Alexandra Ribe, and Mark Stevens, are recognized as “Super Lawyers” M
      • USCIS Announces Flexibility Request, Notices and Appeals
    • April
      • Revised M-274, Handbook for Employers
      • USCIS Extension of Closure until June 4, 2020
      • Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants
      • Updated Guidance Related to Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness
      • USCIS Temporary Office Closure
    • March
      • Non-Detained Hearings Postponed
      • USCIS Will Allow Reuse of Some Biometrics
      • Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny
      • Extending ESTA/Visa Waiver
      • Updated USCIS Closure Status
      • USCIS Signature Flexibility
      • Travel Restrictions for Foreign Nationals
      • EOIR Update
      • USCIS and Consulate Information
      • Murray Osorio COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
      • DHS I-9 Flexibility
  • 2017
    • October
      • Murray Osorio Fighting for Bond Hearings for Applicants for Withholding of Removal
  • 2015
    • August
      • United States Citizen Detained by ICE in Dilley
    • June
      • SCOTUS: Drug Paraphernalia Not A Deportable Offense
    • May
      • Representing a Baby in Removal Proceedings
      • TPS De Novo Granted: Two Misdemeanors Not Misdemeanors for TPS Purposes
      • Withholding Granted on Family-Based Social Group Claim in Arlington Immigration Court
    • April
      • Guatemalan Mother of Autistic Child Wins In Removal Proceedings; Approved for Green Card
    • March
      • Regulatory Comment: DOL Should Allow Attorneys to Register for PERM Labor Certification Accounts
      • H-2B Visa Program Shut Down
    • January
      • Regulatory Comment on Immigrant Visa Application Form
  • 2014
    • November
      • Obama Takes Executive Action on Immigration
      • We Learn More About the Outlines of Executive Action
      • Immigration Activists Push to Stop Deportations
    • May
      • Obama Calls for Review of Deportations
    • April
      • TN Visas Under NAFTA for Professionals from Canada and Mexico
      • Section 13 Green Card for Diplomats
  • 2013
    • December
      • Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalia
      • Washington D.C. to Start Granting Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants
      • Immigrants Closely Tied to Military to Get Reprieve
      • President Obama Makes Changes to Visa Waiver Program
    • November
      • An Overview of Student Visa Categories
    • October
      • An Overview of the Visa Waiver Program
      • The Nonimmigrant Inadmissibility Waiver
      • The Impact of the Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration Services
    • September
      • An Overview of Terrorism as a Basis for Inadmissibility to the United States
      • International Adoption and U.S. Immigration Law
      • Atheism as a Basis for Asylum in the United States
      • Federal Laws and Regulations Affecting Foreign Investors
      • EB-1 and EB-2 Classifications That Don’t Require Labor Certification
    • August
      • Overview of the L-1 Visa Classification
      • A Look at the Immigration Bills Currently Pending in the House
      • An Overview of the P Visa Category
      • An Overview of the O Visa Classification
      • Reform Proposals Would Expand Visa Opportunities for Foreign Investors
      • The E-2 Visa as an Alternative to EB-5
      • State Department Extends Visa Privileges to Same-Sex Spouses
    • July
      • Why Dreamers Shouldn’t Wait for Reform to Act
      • Immigration Impact of DOMA Repeal
    • June
      • Syria Redesignated for Temporary Protected Status
      • Obama Voices Strong Support for Immigration Reform
      • Senate Votes to Proceed to Debate on Immigration Reform Bill
      • 7 Floor Amendments to the Senate Immigration Reform Bill To Watch
      • TPS Extended For El Salvador; Re-registration Deadline is July 29
    • May
      • Senate Committee Approves Immigration Reform
      • Senate Committee Considers Changes to Enforcement and Immigration Courts
      • Senator Leahy’s EB-5 Amendment Added to Reform Bill
      • Senator Leahy’s EB-5 Amendment Added to Reform Bill
      • Senate Committee Holds Third Markup of Immigration Reform Bill
      • Senate Continues to Debate Immigration Reform Bill
      • Immigration Reform Bill Begins to Move in Senate
      • Highlights of Initial Review of New Senate Bill on Immigration Reform
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