On August 19, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting applications for Parole-in-Place (PIP) under President Biden’s Keeping Families Together (KFT) program. According to USCIS, the KFT program is an effort to promote the unity and stability of families, increase the economic prosperity of American communities, and reduce strain on limited U.S. government resources, and further national security, public safety...

In the past, Applicants for immigration benefits, their representatives, and other stakeholders were able to go online to schedule an appointment with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) at their local field office. These appointments, called InfoPass appointments, are an important tool to help people navigate the immigration system and allowed peopled to ask questions about a pending case, check the status of a case, and/or receive important documents related to...