On July 1, 2022, USCIS published a Policy Memorandum that affected whether many Temporary Protective Status (TPS) beneficiaries can apply for permanent resident status (also known as adjustment of status). For nearly two years, USCIS had taken the position that a TPS…

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new rule that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days. The increase, which will be…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following the Taliban takeover last year. Afghans who have been present in the United States since March 15, 2022, will be eligible to…

On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This critical form of humanitarian protection is now available in response to “Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine…

On October 18, 2021, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the monetary fines assessed against U.S. employers for Form I-9 violations have increased to keep pace with inflation. For employers who fail to properly complete, retain, and/or make…

Our firm’s Associate Attorney, Maya Lugasy, was recently featured in an article in The Cleveland Jewish News. In the article, Attorney Lugasy discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent slowdown of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) caused a chain…

Read more here: https://www.brown-immigrationcolumbus.com/blog/2021/july/press-release-brown-immigration-law-merges-with-/

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) anunció recientemente la implementación un nuevo proceso conocido como Determinación de Autenticidad que beneficiará a quienes quieran obtener una visa U. Dicho proceso posibilitará que…

New Designation Allows Eligible Burmese to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents Effective May 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective May 25, 2021 through Nov. 25, 2022.…

Our associate attorney, Maya Lugasy has been featured in this month’s edition of Cleveland Jewish News. Read the article here.

One of President Biden’s key immigration campaign promises was implementing a 100-day moratorium on deportations once he took office. He delivered on that promise last week when the Acting DHS Secretary issued a memorandum on January 20, 2021 calling on…

President Joe Biden used the power of his new office to take 8 significant immigration actions during his first day as president. While some of them will have no immediate effect, they were all a powerful first step towards undoing…

President Biden released the details of his ambitious immigration reform bill shortly after taking the oath of office on January 21, 2021. The bill, known as the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,” would allow millions of undocumented immigrants in the…

Exciting news for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)! DHS is automatically extending the validity of TPS-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal for nine months through October 4, 2021,…

A new Trump administration rule, effective today, just significantly changed how asylum seekers in the United States will be eligible for work authorization. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this rule is meant to “strengthen employment eligibility requirements…

This past Wednesday a federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its “Public Charge” rule during the coronavirus pandemic because it “forced immigrants to make an impossible choice between jeopardizing health and personal safety or their…

Attorney Erin Brown was featured in the latest edition of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. The Bar Journal details the latest on legal topics, CMBA updates, and features on individuals and law firms in the community. In this edition, Erin…

NEWS UPDATE: President Trump is expected to sign a new executive order to temporarily pause the arrival of new immigrants, including some family members of U.S. citizens and foreign workers looking to move to the U.S., in the next 60…