On June 5, 2026, after 185 days of silence on tens of thousands of pending applications filed by people from 39 countries, a federal judge in Rhode Island did what U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had refused to do. He told the agency to start adjudicating immigration benefits again. The ruling came in Dorcas International […]
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On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 addressing adjustment of status applications and the agency’s use of discretion in deciding Green Card cases filed inside the United States. Since this memorandum came out, I have had a lot of worried people reach out to me. Many immigrants and families have understandably become concerned
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Most adjustment of status denials I have seen in 19 plus years of immigration law share one strange feature. The applicant is sitting there reading the letter, and the actual reason for the denial is technically on the page, but it is buried under so much regulation that nobody could explain what just happened to
A man sat down across from me last winter and slid a denial letter across the desk. His green card application had been turned down for a misrepresentation on a tourist visa form he filled out fifteen years ago. He had a U.S. citizen wife who was a lawful permanent resident before naturalization, three children,
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A client called me at 9:47 on a Tuesday night. Her hands were shaking so hard she dropped the phone twice before I could understand her. Three federal agents in tactical vests were sitting in an unmarked SUV across from her duplex. She was a legal resident with a green card. Her husband — one
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The first question every client asks me when their immigration appeals case lands at the Board of Immigration Appeals is the same. How long is this going to take after the immigration judge ruled against me and the board of immigration appeals has to review it? They want a number. They want a calendar date.
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If you have seen headlines saying the trump asylum policy changes 2026 include a scaled-back asylum crackdown, you may think the system has become easier for asylum seekers. That is not the full story. While some restrictions have eased, others have expanded, leaving many asylum applicants facing new uncertainty. USCIS announced it resumed reviewing some
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A man walked into my office last spring, holding a denial letter like it was a death sentence. He had filed his work permit application himself. He was eligible, clearly, obviously eligible. He had a pending green card case and every right to a work permit while he waited. But he had written one wrong
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Hi everyone, this is The Chidolue Law Firm, and today we are discussing the naturalization process in 2026, including who may qualify, what steps applicants should expect, and what common mistakes can delay or hurt a citizenship case. For many permanent residents, becoming a U.S citizen is one of the most important moments in their
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