by IdaKeir | Feb 7, 2020 | Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas, Unlawful Presence/DACA
In the midst of continuing restrictions on international students, there’s some good news! On Feb. 6, 2020, a federal judge in North Carolina issued a permanent order in favor of international students facing “unlawful presence” issues that applies...
by IdaKeir | Feb 4, 2020 | Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
On January 31, 2020, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation or Travel Ban 4.0 . This expands the Muslim Ban to include green card applicants (‘immigrant visa’) from six additional countries. The United States will suspend issuance of all...
by IdaKeir | Jan 28, 2020 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas
On Jan. 27 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government may now implement and enforce its public charge rule while litigation continues in lower courts – except in Illinois. This is not a final decision in the case/s but it’s not a good sign....
by IdaKeir | Jan 10, 2020 | Asylum/Refugees, Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
The US government is adding new asylum restrictions to make it virtually impossible to be granted asylum by the US. On the southern border the government is sending applicants back to dangerous and squalid conditions in Mexico to wait months for their hearings. The...
by IdaKeir | Dec 31, 2019 | Asylum/Refugees, Citizenship, Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions, Student Visas, Unlawful Presence/DACA
Happy 2020! It’s a new year and a new decade, but some things haven’t changed. Combining driving with alcohol and drugs is dangerous, and can also get U.S. immigrants into plenty of legal trouble. As we’ve advised before, don’t drive while drunk or impaired....
by IdaKeir | Dec 21, 2019 | Citizenship, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Marriage and Fiance Visas, News Archive, Pres. Trump actions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, announced its new proposed fee schedule in November 2019. Don’t expect faster decisions on your applications though; they’re slowing to a crawl. The fees due to increase include adjustment of status (the...