NewsBrief Archives - Murthy Law Firm

26 Nov 2025

USCIS Offers Online PDF Filing Option for Some Case Types

The USCIS recently expanded online filing options to allow certain immigration forms to be submitted as completed PDFs, rather than requiring applicants to manually enter information into an online form. This change offers greater flexibility for some applicants, but it also comes with important caveats...

27 Oct 2025

Mandatory and Discretionary Bases for Denying Forms I-485 and N-400

An applicant for adjustment of status (form I-485) or naturalization (form N-400) may face denial on two broad legal grounds: mandatory and discretionary. Understanding when a denial is compelled by statute, as opposed to when it reflects a negative exercise of discretion, is essential for...

09:55 / Citizen / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

29 Sep 2025

Murthy Snapshot: New 2025 Civics Test for Naturalization

On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the new 2025 Civics Test for naturalization, replacing the 2008 version of the test. Here are the key points you need to know about the new test:Approximately 75 percent...

07:38 / Citizen / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News

08 Sep 2025

USCIS Resumes Neighborhood Investigations for Naturalization Applications

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is resuming “neighborhood” investigations of certain individuals applying for naturalization. This policy change ends the agency's over three-decade long practice of waiving these investigations. Overview of Neighborhood Investigations The Immigration and Nationality Act...

08:36 / Citizen / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / USCIS News

19 Aug 2025

USCIS Announces Changes to Good Moral Character Evaluation for Naturalization Applications

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on 15.Aug.2025, announcing changes to how "good moral character" is evaluated for naturalization applicants. The new policy restores a prior totality of the circumstances approach for good moral character determinations. Overview of Good Moral Character...

07:14 / Citizen / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News

24 Jul 2025

Trump Administration Ramping Up Denaturalization Efforts

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum outlining enforcement priorities developed based on the executive orders issued by Donald Trump since taking office. While the memo deals with multiple areas, Murthy Law Firm attorneys are especially concerned about the DOJ prioritization of...

16:16 / Citizen / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief

10 Jul 2025

NewsFlash! Nationwide Injunction Again Issued Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Today, a federal judge issued a new nationwide injunction against Donald Trump’s executive order that attempted to severely limit who is eligible for birthright citizenship. The judge issued this injection after certifying the suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a class...

12:21 / Citizen / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief

27 Jun 2025

NewsFlash! Supreme Court Ducks Birthright Citizenship Question

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order (EO) that limits birthright citizenship. Trump issued the EO immediately after taking office in January 2025, severely limiting who automatically becomes a U.S. citizen upon being born in the...

14:28 / Citizen / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief

22 May 2025

N-600 Certificate of Citizenship for U.S. Citizens Born Abroad

Certain classes of U.S. citizens who were not born in the United States are eligible to file an application for certificate of citizenship (form N-600). While this certificate does not directly grant an immigration benefit, it does provide a certificate that evidences the date the...

10:29 / Citizen / Family Based / For Families / Immigrant Family / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Resident

08 May 2025

DHS Reportedly Freezes the EBE Program for Issuing Social Security Cards

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly frozen the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program under which noncitizens could request a social security number on various U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) forms, including Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; Form I-485, Application to...

17:04 / AOS/CP / Citizen / Employment Based / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

Murthy Law Firm

USCIS Offers Online PDF Filing Option for Some Case Types

Mandatory and Discretionary Bases for Denying Forms I-485 and N-400

Murthy Snapshot: New 2025 Civics Test for Naturalization

USCIS Resumes Neighborhood Investigations for Naturalization Applications

USCIS Announces Changes to Good Moral Character Evaluation for Naturalization Applications

Trump Administration Ramping Up Denaturalization Efforts

NewsFlash! Nationwide Injunction Again Issued Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

NewsFlash! Supreme Court Ducks Birthright Citizenship Question

N-600 Certificate of Citizenship for U.S. Citizens Born Abroad

DHS Reportedly Freezes the EBE Program for Issuing Social Security Cards

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