09 Sep 2024

APA Lawsuits for Unlawful Agency Actions

The majority of immigration cases are adjudicated correctly by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other relevant U.S. government agencies. But there are situations in which a government agency makes an adverse decision on a case that is contrary to the law. In...

27 Aug 2024

NewsFlash! Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Parole-in-Place Program

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from continuing to grant parole in place under its Keeping Families Together program. As noted in the MurthyDotCom NewsBrief, USCIS Starts Accepting Applications for Keeping Families Together Program (22.Aug.2024),  this program is designed to...

22 Aug 2024

USCIS Starts Accepting Applications for Keeping Families Together Program

UPDATE: See NewsFlash! Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Parole-in-Place Program, Posted 27.Aug.2024As was recently indicated in MurthyDotCom's NewsFlash! Filing Guide Released for Parole in Place Program for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens (16.Aug.2024), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began accepting applications for...

16 Aug 2024

NewsFlash! Filing Guide Released for Parole-in-Place Program for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens

UPDATE: See NewsFlash! Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Parole-in-Place Program, Posted 27.Aug.2024Today, the Biden Administration released a filing guide for form I-131F, which is the new electronic form that soon will be used by certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply...

31 Jul 2024

I saw the announcement that the master’s cap was reached, but that the USCIS would be holding a second lottery for the regular cap. My case was filed for the master’s cap. Does that mean my case won’t be eligible for the second lottery?

AnswerGenerally speaking, if a case was filed in the master's cap but not selected, it is then placed in the lottery for the regular cap. Now, with a second lottery being conducted for fiscal year 2025 cap cases, both the regular and master's cap cases...