by Jeremy Jennings | Feb 16, 2017 | Deportation / Removal, Immigration Law Blog
On Jan. 12, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security announced changes to policies affecting Cuban nationals and their parole and expedited removal processes. The announcements are part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba that began...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jan 17, 2017 | Business Immigration, Immigration Law Blog
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, all businesses in the state of Tennessee with 50 or more employees are required to use the E-Verify system to determine whether their new hires are authorized to work in this country. E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the...
by Jeremy Jennings | Dec 13, 2016 | Business Immigration, Family Immigration, Immigration Law Blog, Naturalization / U.S. Citizenship
For the first time in six years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase it fees for most immigration applications and petitions beginning on Dec. 23, 2016. The USCIS is primarily funded by application and petition fees, and the fee...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 15, 2016 | Immigration Law Blog
The IRS has announced changes to the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) program that will require some taxpayers to renew their ITINs in order to file their tax returns in 2017. Outdated ITINs will expire January 1, 2017, and the IRS will accept renewal...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 14, 2016 | Deferred Action (DACA / DAPA), Immigration Law Blog
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States introduces incredible uncertainty as to the DACA program. Trump campaigned on pledges to end DACA “on day one” and, because DACA is a creation of executive authority, he would have...
by Jeremy Jennings | Oct 28, 2016 | Immigration Law Blog, Naturalization / U.S. Citizenship
The presidential election has generated heightened interest for eligible persons to become U.S. citizens in order to exercise the right to vote. United States Immigration and Citizenship Services reported in mid-September that it had received nearly 1 million...
