ICE proposes changes to international student programs On November 20, 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposed changes to the requirements governing its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that are intended to improve [...]
Asylum Clock Settlement Approved On November 4, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones ordered the final approval of a nationwide class action settlement agreement. According to the American Immigration Council, the settlement will help [...]
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Somalis On November 6, 2013, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Somalia for an additional 18 months, effective March [...]
Expedited US Citizenship through MAVNI Program Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) is a recruiting program that allows certain lawfully present non-citizens to enlist in the United States Army.The Secretary of Defense authorized [...]
Religion-Based Asylum from Uzbekistan I.S. Law Firm secured grant of asylum in immigration court for a Christian from Uzbekistan, who had been persecuted for his religious beliefs in his home country. Attorney Ismail Shahtakhtinski was [...]
Diversity Visa Lottery 2015 Online registration for the Diversity Visa (DV) 2015 Program will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 2, [...]
Separation/Divorce and Conditional Permanent Residence If you obtained green-card based on your marriage to a United States citizen, you will most likely receive a so-called “conditional permanent resident” card (unless you have been married to [...]
Immediately after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 2013, the United States immigration authorities have started working to eliminate discrimination against same-sex married couples in the implementation of United States immigration laws. On July 2, 2013, [...]
First Same-Sex Marriage-Based Green-Card Approved On June 28, 2013, the first marriage-based immigration petition filed by a same-sex couple has been approved. This is the first ever green-card approval based on a homosexual marriage in [...]
Asylum for a Bahai from Iran I.S. Law Firm secured a grant of asylum for our client who had been threatened, attacked and intimidated in her native Iran because of her Baha’i religious beliefs.Attorney Ismail [...]
