1. On June 22, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") issued a policy memorandum authorizing the Vermont Service Center to approve an Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form 1-539) to extend U nonimmigrant status for a derivative family member whose initial period of stay is less than four years.[1]
2. On June 23, 2010, the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") held that a release from non-Department of Homeland Security custody after the expiration of the Transition Period Custody Rules must be directly tied to basis for detention in INA §236(c)(1)(A)-(D) to implicate the mandatory detention provision.[2] The Board's decision overrules Matter of Saysana, 24 I&N Dec. 602 (BIA 2008).[3] If an immigration judge has determined that your relative or friend is subject to mandatory detention, the Board's ruling may benefit them.
3. On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Department of State published its Schedule of Fees for Consular Services in the Federal Register.[4] The schedule includes fees for passports, immigrant visas and other consular services, and it took effect on July 13, 2010.[5]
4. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security ("Secretary") announced that the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status ("TPS") has been extended for 18 months from its current expiration date of September 9, 2010 through March 9, 2012.[6]
5. On July 13, 2010, the Secretary announced that the registration period for TPS applicants from Haiti was extended through January 18, 2011.[7]
6. As of July 9, 2010, approximately 24,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 10,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.[8]
7. Please view this wonderful video about problems and solutions related to America's immigration laws.
[1] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10062830.
[2] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10062464.
[3] Id.
[4] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10062983.
[5] Id.
[6] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10070964.
[7] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10071262.
[8] See AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 10042368.
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