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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a final rule that will allow the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to grant parole on a case-by-case basis to certain foreign nationals who own and manage start-ups… Read More

The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016) issued a precedent decision providing a new framework for EB-2 national interest waiver eligibility. Under section 203(b)(2) of the Immigration and National… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which is used verify the identity and employment authorization of all new hires. Employers are required to use the revised Form I-9 effec… Read More

On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule increasing filing fees on immigration applications and petitions filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In its first fee increase since… Read More

Edgerton Immigration Law is pleased to announce that its founder, Laura Edgerton, has once again been selected for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of immigration law. We are also delighted to announce that… Read More

Due to oversubscription of the China and India Employment-Based First (E1, also known as EB-1) Preference categories, a priority date of January 1, 2010, has been imposed for both countries. In doing so, USCIS is hoping to keep numbers within the Wor… Read More

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended, by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, for eligible nationals of El Salvador including those without nationality but who last resided in El Salvador. The extension grants an additional 18 mo… Read More

In a split decision of 4-4, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that blocked the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expa… Read More