Equally Divided Court

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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…