Archives for June 2014

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced release of a revised Form I-821D for "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA).  The first DACA approvals will begin to expire in September 2014.  I previously reported on the process for those DACA approvals that were obtained from ICE.  The majority of recipients received DACA from USCIS.  In fact, USCIS reports that "[a]s of April 2014, more than 560,000 individuals have received DACA." In announcing the renewal … [Read more...]

I am honored to report that I will be serving on the American Immigration Lawyers Association US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) International Operations Committee.  This part of USCIS deals with issues related to I-130 family petitions and waivers of inadmissibility filed abroad, adoption, and humanitarian parole. The committee monitors trends in these areas.  From time to time, the committee also prepares practice advisories for AILA members. The USCIS international Operations … [Read more...]