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09 Mar 2015

Legal Challenge Puts Hold on DAPA and Expanded DACA Programs

On February 16, 2015, a U.S. federal district court issued a temporary injunction preventing implementation of two immigration programs created through executive actions taken by President Obama. The injunction applies to the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program, and...

04 Mar 2015

Murthy Law Firm’s Recommendations for Improvements to U.S. Immigration System

As previously reported to MurthyDotCom readers, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of request for information (RFI) in December 2014, seeking input from the public on ways to improve the nation's immigration system. Accordingly, the...

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02 Mar 2015

CBP Introduces Videos for International Travelers to the U.S.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for screening nearly one million people traveling to the United States each day. To help make the admissions process run more smoothly, the CBP has created four videos designed to educate international travelers about CBP procedures...

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19 Feb 2015

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: March 2015 Visa Bulletin Update

Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) explains key visa bulletin developments and, when possible, provides predictions for future cutoff date movement. The source of this helpful information is Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the DOS. The...

08:40 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

29 Jan 2015

Supreme Court to Review Consular Nonreviewability

In February 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Kerry v. Din, an immigration-related case that deals with the doctrine of consular nonreviewability. This doctrine generally insulates embassies and consulates from having visa denials overturned by federal courts. This particular court promises to...

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27 Jan 2015

Protections for Same-Sex Couples in Consular Processing Cases

Since June 2013, same-sex couples have been eligible for the same type of U.S. immigration benefits as opposite-sex couples. This policy shift, however, has given rise to safety concerns for beneficiaries in certain types of cases involving same-sex couples; more specifically, the U.S. Department of...

10:55 / AOS/CP (Family) / Consulates / Immigrant Family / K-1 & K-3 / NewsBrief / USCIS News

21 Jan 2015

Improvements in USCIS Case Status Online System

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to work on improving the Case Status Online system, which, as the name implies, allows stakeholders to check the status of a case using the internet. The USCIS provided an update on the progress being made to this...

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09 Jan 2015

DOS and DHS Request Input on Improvements to U.S. Immigration System

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of request for information (RFI), on December 30, 2014, asking for input from the general public on streamlining and improving the nation's immigration system. This RFI is a result...

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05 Jan 2015

Role of National Visa Center in Immigrant Visa Cases

The U.S. Department of State, National Visa Center (NVC) plays a key role in applications for immigrant visas that are utilizing the consular processing (CP) option. In a November 2014 meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the NVC provided some insights into how...

08:38 / AOS/CP (Family) / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / K-1 & K-3 / NewsBrief

30 Dec 2014

President’s Policies Promote Access to U.S. Citizenship

One of the components of President Obama's executive actions on immigration includes efforts to facilitate lawful permanent residents (LPRs, or "green card" holders) in becoming citizens of the United States. To that end, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum to Leon...

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