Immigration Law Blog
As of late October 2025, there has been no decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas regarding the Texas v. United States case challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. While legal filings and responses continue, the timeline for a ruling remains uncertain due to the recent government […]
USCIS has announced significant changes impacting non-citizen veterans seeking U.S. citizenship through military service. These updates clarify how “uncharacterized discharges” affect eligibility, as well as new procedures for military naturalization interviews and ceremonies. Discharge Status and Eligibility Starting August 1, 2024, USCIS no longer counts “uncharacterized discharges” as meeting the “under honorable conditions” requirement for […]
On June 18th, President Biden announced a new process to help U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children who have been here for 10 years or more keep their families together. This new action – which will help certain noncitizen spouses and children apply for lawful permanent residence without leaving the country is available as […]
As of April 1, 2024, USCIS will increase the filing fee for some applications for relief. Please, follow this USCIS link for more information.
Following Judge Hanen’s latest #DACA decision, current DACA recipientsmaintain their status, but the decision underscores the urgent need forCongress to permanently protect Dreamers and provide a path to citizenship.READ more from AILA here: https://bit.ly/3RlHrre Tras la última decisión #DACA del juez Hanen, los actuales beneficiarios deDACA mantienen su estatus, pero la decisión subraya la necesidad urgente […]