Sep
30

New Immigration Fee is Enjoined from going into effect Oct 2, 2020

We recently wrote about the increases in U.S. immigration filing fees, set to take effect October 2, 2020. We even produced a Youtube video about it. And at Paschal Nwokocha & Chukwu, we have been working relentlessly to file our clients’ applications and petitions before the increase set in. We are happy to report that […]

Sep
29

The Death and Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Battle Ahead

Part 2 of 2. Just days before she died, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said to her granddaughter that “[her] most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new President is installed.”[1]  Despite her characteristic fervency, it appears that her dying wish will not be granted. As the country mourned Justice Ginsburg’s […]

Sep
29

The Death and Legacy of a Judicial Icon: RBG passes away at 87

Part 1 of 2. On Friday, September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court, and the world at large, lost a legal, cultural, and feminist icon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lionized for her prolonged battle to promote gender equality through the legal system, died from complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. She was 87. The Supreme […]

Sep
17

Federal Court of Appeals Rules Trump Admin Can End Temporary Protected Status for Many

On Monday, September 14, 2020, a Federal appeals court ruled to uphold the Trump administration’s decision to end humanitarian protections for immigrants from 4 countries. These protections, granted under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, provide a stay of deportation and a work permit to citizens of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The decision […]

Sep
14

USCIS Huge Fee Increase effective October 2, 2020

On August 3, 2020, USCIS confirmed that they would significantly overhaul their fee system. After months of dialogue, USCIS published the Final Rule which will take effect on October 2, 2020. These changes were instituted to ensure that USCIS will remain financially solvent through the economic downturn. The changes adjust fees by a weighted average […]

Sep
8

Biden’s Immigration Plan offers alternative to Trump’s nativism

In anticipation of the contentious 2020 Presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has released his immigration plan. In stark contrast to the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the Trump campaign, Biden’s plan is decidedly pro-immigrant—touting the United States as a “Nation of Immigrants.”   The plan goes to great length to distance Biden from the sitting President; Biden […]

Sep
2

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (2 of 2)

This is our second video on the Liberian Refugee Fairness Act.

Sep
2

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA)

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA) part 1 Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIFA) part 2