On July 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship for certain children born
Continue Reading Update: Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Class-Based Injunction in Birthright Citizenship Case
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, every year a significant number of Americans renounce their U.S. citizenship. The reasons vary, and often include a stronger allegiance to another country, family
Continue Reading Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship: Understanding the Consequences and Benefits
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in its policy manual to further clarify voter registration access at their administrative naturalization ceremonies.
In the updated guidance, USCIS states that
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Pursuant to President Biden’s directive to review the naturalization process in his Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New
Continue Reading USCIS Announces Nationwide Trial for Updates to the Naturalization Test
On Sept. 29, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has enhanced the I-94 website for travelers arriving to the United States at land ports of entry.
Continue Reading Online I-94 Application Now Available for Travelers at Land Ports of Entry
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that its online tools will be down while it conducts system maintenance from 9PM to 11:30PM on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Certain online tools
Continue Reading USCIS Announces Brief System Outage
Employers should note that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that gestational mothers who use assisted reproductive technology meet the definition of “Mother” and “Parent” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). For example, a woman who became pregnant through an egg donor will be (1) able to petition for her child based on their relationship, (2) eligible to have her child petition for her based on their relationship, and (3) able to transmit U.S. citizenship to her child, if she is a U.S. citizen and all other pertinent citizenship requirements are met.
Continue Reading Immigration Benefits Extended to Include Gestational Mothers Using Assisted Reproductive Technology