Equally Divided Court

9 years ago

Today, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the United States v. Texas case, a case revolving around the President's 2014 deferred…

DACA and DAPA Decisions Expected Soon

9 years ago

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court announced four decisions. Unfortunately, none of them were immigration cases. They scheduled an additional…

Kolko & Associates Attorneys to Attend Annual AILA Conference

9 years ago

Each year in June, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) hosts an annual conference, giving its members an opportunity to…

U Visa Case Delays

9 years ago

Cases for U non-immigrant status are taking an abnormally long time to process with USCIS currently. The backlog is frustrating…

Anxiously Awaiting the Supreme Court’s DAPA Decision

9 years ago

Immigration attorneys and undocumented immigrants across the country are anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Texas,…

Relief for People Affected by Severe Earthquakes

9 years ago

USCIS announced limited relief for people that have been affected by the recent earthquakes in Japan, Ecuador, and Burma. USCIS…

DUI’s and Immigration

9 years ago

Around the office lately, I’ve noticed an increase in consultations related to DUI arrests. For many immigrants, a DUI arrest…

USCIS receives 236,000 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017

10 years ago

Today the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received more than 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions for Fiscal…

USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2017

10 years ago

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet…

Tax Time!

10 years ago

It’s tax time again! The start of a new year brings responsibility to file income taxes with the IRS. Immigrants…

Department of Homeland Security Announces 24-Month Extension of OPT for F1 Students with STEM Degrees

10 years ago

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has amended the regulations regarding Optional Practical Training (OPT) for certain F-1 students who…

New Regulations Published for J-1 Exchange Teachers

10 years ago

The United States Department of State has issued a final rule change, effective February 29, 2016, which codifies new regulations…