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23 Sep 2026

Eleventh Circuit Holds That an EOIR Disciplinary Complaint Can Satisfy Lozada

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently issued an important decision addressing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims in immigration proceedings. In Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Attorney General decided on August 4, 2026, the court held that a complaint filed with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)...

15:36 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Worker
16 Sep 2026

CSPA Protection for Employment-Based Derivative Children with Pending Adjustment Applications

A derivative child in an employment-based immigration case does not necessarily lose eligibility for a green card upon reaching the biological age of 21. The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) provides a special age calculation that may preserve the person’s classification as a “child,” provided...

09:55 / Employment Based / For Families / For Individuals / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Resident
22 Aug 2026

September 2026 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2026 Visa Bulletin. Cutoff dates across the employment-based and family-based categories generally hold steady from August 2026, with no forward movement or retrogression this month, but the DOS continues to caution that retrogression, or categories...

11:10 / Consulates / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin
18 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! USCIS Issues Sweeping New Public Charge Guidance Effective September 18, 2026

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued extensive new policy guidance explaining how the agency will apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The guidance implements the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule published on July 20, 2026, which...

15:33 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News
05 Aug 2026

NewsFlash! USCIS Revises Initial Evidence Requirements and RFE/NOID Guidance

On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert revising its guidance regarding the evidence required with initial benefit requests and the circumstances under which officers may issue, or decline to issue, Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of...

16:53 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker
05 Aug 2026

Adding a Spouse or Child to a Principal Applicant’s Green Card Process

When an individual applies for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status (commonly, a green card) in the United States, certain family members also may qualify for LPR status as derivative beneficiaries. Such family members typically include the principal applicant’s spouse and any unmarried children under the...

15:40 / Citizen / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Resident
28 Jul 2026

I received deferred disposition for an assault / family violence citation. Since the case was later dismissed, do I still have a conviction for immigration purposes?

Answer You may still have a conviction for immigration purposes. A conviction for immigration purposes can exist even if the court withholds adjudication and later dismisses the case, so long as the person entered a guilty plea, no contest plea, or admitted sufficient facts, and the...

09:20 / Employment Based / Family Based / FAQs / For Families / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Worker