USCIS updates due to the coronavirus outbreak
USCIS updates due to the coronavirus outbreak
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The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) had suspended initially their routine in-person services until April 1st to avoid the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19. However, they have extended this measure until at least May 3.
“USCIS staff will continue to perform mission critical duties that do not involve contact with the public. However, USCIS will provide emergency services for limited situations. To schedule an emergency appointment, contact the USCIS Contact Center”, they published on their website.
Employment authorization extension requests will still be processed
Another update from the USCIS is that they will continue to process employment authorization extension requests despite their offices being closed to the public. They announced on March 30 that Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization will still be processed and for those who filed the extension after the offices closed and had their appointment canceled, their biometrics will be reused from previous submissions.
Asylum seekers will be turned back
Finally, another important announcement regarding immigration in the United States is that US Customs and Border Protection, CBP, will turn back any asylum seekers during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes unaccompanied children.
“A new CBP order has instructed officers to turn back all migrants and asylum seekers without proper documents. This unprecedented move is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, CBP clarified that the order also applies to unaccompanied children, meaning that children without parents arriving at the border or apprehended in the United States will be deported and given to government officials of their home countries”, Olivia Hester, an Immigration Law Analyst at Docketwise published on a newsletter sent on April 3.
If you have any questions about how your immigration status may be affected due to these new measures taken by the USCIS or any other concern related to this or other legal topics in San Diego, California, please contact today an expert immigration attorney at Kannan Law.
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