Week: June 17 - 21, 2024
In this week's newsletter, the Biden administration announces plans to unlock a path to lawful permanent residency for certain undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and provide work visas for certain Dreamers.
Also, the Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. citizen cannot challenge visa denials by a consular officer in a court of law and the State Department announced it will open six new passport agencies across the U.S. to meet growing demand. In addition, a reminder to employers filing H-1B cap petitions for fiscal year 2025 that the filing period closes June 30 and the latest in global news.
In this week's episode of the BAL Immigration Report we sit down with the American Immigration Lawyers Association 's new president-elect, BAL’s Jeff Joseph , to survey the immigration landscape and discuss AILA’s focus on becoming more inclusive.
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SCOTUS ruled 6 – 3 against spousal interest in a visa denial case.
The plans include a new policy that would make certain undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens eligible to apply for lawful permanent residency from within the U.S.
USCIS extended the validity of certain employment authorization documents to TPS beneficiaries in El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan.
Employers filing H-1B cap petitions for fiscal year 2025 are reminded that the filing period closes June 30.
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The State Department announced it will open six new passport agencies across the U.S. to meet growing demand.
U.S. consular team India interviews 3,900 applicants on Student Visa Day.
AILA’s new president-elect surveys the immigration landscape and discusses their focus on becoming more inclusive.
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