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Trump’s Executive Order on Limiting Immigration – What You Need to Know

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Immigration / By Raquel Michelena

Trump’s Executive Order on Limiting Immigration – What You Need to Know https://youtu.be/yoHrwCIeUlA Effective April 23, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order limiting immigration, which is scheduled to expire in 60 days. The order relates specifically to the ENTRY into the U.S., not the filing of applications and petitions. There are important exceptions to …

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Filing For Unemployment? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid.

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Immigration, Immigration policies, Public charge / By Raquel Michelena

Filing For Unemployment? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid. This year got off to a busy start for Raquel and Alex. After almost two years together, they got married. Raquel was training for a new job at an immigration law firm in Atlanta. Alex was in a new job in sales. When the coronavirus hit, they found …

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What the Coronavirus Stimulus Package Means for Legal and Illegal Immigrants

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, Immigration, Immigration cases, Immigration policies / By Raquel Michelena

What the Coronavirus Stimulus Package Means for Legal and Illegal Immigrants The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) — a $2 trillion stimulus package to provide financial relief to individuals, families, and businesses — was signed into law. The 2020 coronavirus stimulus delivers relief through a range of measures, including an advanced tax …

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Timeline and List of U.S. Immigration Actions on COVID-19

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, Deportation, H-1B visa, Immigration, Immigration policies, Trump, USCIS office closure / By Raquel Michelena

Timeline and List of U.S. Immigration Actions on COVID-19 Post last updated April 10, 2020 The United States government has taken extreme actions to limit travel to the United States during the COVID-19 outbreak. Currently, the government has suspended nearly all legal immigration and travel to the United States and paused most legal immigration applications …

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USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended until at least May 3

Leave a Comment / Announcements, Coronavirus, ICE, Immigration health insurance / By Raquel Michelena

USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended until at least May 3 On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS offices will begin to reopen on May 4 unless the public closures are extended further. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not require …

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Under coronavirus immigration measures, U.S. is expelling border-crossers to Mexico in an average of 96 minutes

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, Deportation, Immigration, Immigration health insurance / By Raquel Michelena

Under coronavirus immigration measures, U.S. is expelling border-crossers to Mexico in an average of 96 minutes Migrants who cross into the United States illegally are being expelled to Mexico in an average of 96 minutes under emergency coronavirus measures now in force across the U.S. southern border, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of …

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USCIS to Continue Processing Applications for Employment Authorization Extension Requests Despite Application Support Center Closures

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, Immigration, Immigration cases, USCIS interview, USCIS office closure / By Raquel Michelena

USCIS to Continue Processing Applications for Employment Authorization Extension Requests Despite Application Support Center Closures U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will reuse previously submitted biometrics in order to process valid Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, extension requests due to the temporary closure of Application Support Centers (ASC) to the …

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COVID-19 IMMIGRATION PLANNING

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, H-1B visa, Immigration, Immigration policies, Speciality occupation, Trump, USCIS interview / By Raquel Michelena

COVID-19 IMMIGRATION PLANNING The Coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken the entire world by utter surprise, and both governments, employers and employees are in new, never chartered territories. Our team at Weinstock Immigration Lawyers has kept our doors open and implemented a remote work rotating policy for our employees so we can continue to serve our clients. …

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US Immigration System Changes during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, Department of justice, Deportation, Immigration, Immigration health insurance, Immigration policies, Trump, USCIS interview / By Raquel Michelena

US Immigration System Changes during the Coronavirus Pandemic As the United States responds to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has made sweeping changes to the country’s immigration apparatus, altering daily operations and disrupting the lives of thousands. In a little over a week, there have been a dozen changes, ranging from postponing immigration hearings to …

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USCIS closes offices nationwide March-18 April 1

Leave a Comment / Coronavirus, Covid-19, H-1B visa, Immigration health insurance, USCIS interview / By Raquel Michelena

USCIS Closes Offices Nationwide March 18-April 1 Effective March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). USCIS Log This suspension of services will be effective until at least April 1. In …

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