Trump’s 2019 Public Charge Rule is Dead!

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the federal government will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule as doing so is neither in the public interest nor an efficient use of limited government resources.  As a result, Form I-944 should no longer be required for Lawful Permanent Residency (Green Card) applications since the 1999 interim field guidance on the public charge inadmissibility provision (i.e., the policy that was in place before the 2019 public charge rule) is back in effect.   https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/09/dhs-secretary-statement-2019-public-charge-rule

La Regla de Carga Pública de Trump de 2019 Muere en la Corte!

Ayer, el secretario del U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, anunció que el gobierno federal ya no defenderá la regla de Carga Publica de 2019, ya que hacerlo no es de interés público ni un uso eficiente de los recursos gubernamentales limitados. Como resultado, el Formulario I-944 ya no debería ser requerido para solicitudes de Residencia Legal Permanente (Tarjeta Verde) desde la guía de campo provisional de 1999 sobre la disposición de inadmisibilidad de carga pública (es decir, la política que estaba vigente antes de la regla de carga pública de 2019) está de vuelta en efecto. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/03/09/dhs-secretary-statement-2019-public-charge-rule

Potential Immigration Reform?

Today multiple news sources across the United States reported that the Biden Administration and the Hill Democrats are expected to release an Immigration Reform Bill later this week entitled the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.”  The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 is supposed to reflect the immigration priorities that President Joe Biden unveiled on his first day in office such as an earned pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants; an expansion of the refugee resettlement program, and to deploy more technology to the Southern border.  It is rumored that there are additional protections being considered in the Immigration[…..]

Comments on President Biden’s Immigration Bill Sent to Congress

Please remember that while President Biden sent his Immigration Bill to Congress with the intent of restoring humanity and American values to our immigration system, the Bill must first be approved by both the House and Senate, where it can be edited significantly.  After Congress approves the Bill, it will be sent to President Biden for signature so that it can become federal law. Please DO NOT pay anyone claiming to file paperwork on your behalf under this Immigration Bill.  This Bill is NOT YET federal law.  Unfortunately, there are many individuals working to defraud immigrants.  Please do not fall[…..]