On September 14, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision of a federal judge that had preserved Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for citizens of El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and Nicaragua. The Circuit Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) had acted within the limits of its authority to end TPS. The Trump administration has agreed to maintain the READ MORE READ MORE

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has proposed a new rule that would significantly change immigration rules for international students in the United States. The proposed rule, detailed in a 256-page document, has drawn hundreds of public comments and could draw many more by the time the comment period ends on October 26. If approved, the proposed rule will constitute the most far-reaching change in the student READ MORE READ MORE

On September 29, 2020, a federal judge for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide injunction blocking the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing their fee increase rule that had been set to take effect on October 2, 2020. The ruling prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing the increased fee rule while the lawsuit challenging the rule continues to be READ MORE READ MORE

Driving PA Forward, along with the students and faculty of Villanova University’s Framework Legal Advocacy Clinic, has released a report that found Pennsylvania shares drivers’ personal information without being able to determine how the details revealed are going to be used. Drivers’ Personal Information Shared Personal information provided by drivers to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), such as date-of-birth, address, height, eye color, and photo, can READ MORE READ MORE

On September 11, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended the flexibilities in responding to various requests raised by the agency. The flexibility was originally announced on March 30 in response measure to the coronavirus pandemic. This measure will help applicants, petitioners, and requestors who must respond to the following: Requests for Evidence Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14) Notices of Intent to Deny Notices READ MORE READ MORE