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ACTUALIZACION! Esperamos unos buenos cambios en las leyes inmigratorias bajo la nueva administracion Biden/Harris. Revisaremos cualquier nueva ley y los mantendremos informados Good News...We are expecting some positive changes to immigration law. We will review and update. Stay tuned here.

On December 4, 2020, Judge Garaufis required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take certain actions to implement his November 14 opinion. As a result, effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is: Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s Decemb...er 4, 2020, order; Accepting DACA renewal requests based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order; Accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the DACA policy prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order; Extending one-year grants of deferred action under DACA to two years; and Extending one-year employment authorization documents under DACA to two years.

U.S. Citizenship Act Of 2021 On January 20, 2021, President Biden sent the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress. The bill would modernize our immigration system and provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals and others. U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 is an ambitious plan to overhaul our nation’s immigration system. Not only does it create a path to citizenship for the undocumented, TPS holders and Dreamers, it proposes s...ignificant reforms to our legal immigration system which is based on family ties, employment and the visa lottery. It also proposes reforms for temporary working visas and the Immigration Court System. Whether it will be enacted into law we will see in the coming months. A Pathway to U.S. Citizenship Certain undocumented individuals who have paid their taxes and passed criminal background checks would be able to apply for temporary legal status in the U.S. After 5 years, they would be able to apply for green cards. Dreamers, TPS holders and H-2A farmworkers would be able to apply for green cards immediately. After 3 years, all green card holders who pass additional background checks and demonstrate knowledge of English and U.S. civics could apply to become U.S. citizens. The bill requires that applicants must be physically present in the U.S. on or before January 1, 2021. However, the DHS Secretary may waive the presence requirement for those deported on or after January 20, 2017 who were physically present for at least 3 years prior to removal for family unity and other humanitarian purposes.

Good news for DACA young people: The Federal Court has restored DACA, ordering DHS to take new initial applications and applications for advance parole and to extend the 65,800 1 year grants to two years. Stay tuned here for details