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A recent change to work permit renewal rules increases the risk that some immigrants will have to stop working while they wait for USCIS to approve their renewal. Filing early may help reduce that risk. What changed? In the past, many people who timely filed an application to renew their EAD received an automatic extension of their existing work authorization while USCIS processed the renewal. In qualifying categories, that extension could last up to 540 days. The Department

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a major decision today, Matter of Delcarmen-Lara. This decision completely changes the legal consequences of traveling on advance parole. For more than a decade, immigration lawyers relied on Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly (2012), which held that a person who left the United States using advance parole had not made a "departure" for purposes of the unlawful presence bars. That interpretation allowed many applicants with pendin

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an important immigration decision affecting permanent residents (green card holders) who travel outside the United States after being charged with certain crimes. In Blanche v. Lau, the Supreme Court ruled that green card holders who travel outside the United States may face additional immigration scrutiny when returning if they have been charged with certain crimes listed in the immigration laws. The Legal Issue Permanent residents are