Immigration Policy & News

On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule, which pertains public charge.   Being a public charge is a separate inadmissibility ground for applicants for... read more →

Recently, the Department of Homeland Security issued a series proposed change to rules regarding “public charge.” Though inadmissibility based on government dependence is already in existence, the new rule broadens... read more →

Wilner & O’Reilly- Sacramento is excited to announce that we have moved upstairs into a bigger suite to better serve our clients.  We spent the previous three and a half... read more →

Consular officers have already been checking social media accounts, but only for applicants who were flagged for extra scrutiny. Now, however, the State Department will actually request social media information... read more →

2018 was a year of lengthy debates regarding immigration policy in the U.S. and a fight to make significant changes to that could impact thousands of people. While the topic... read more →

USCIS made two announcements in recent weeks that may have a big impact on many immigration cases. Now more than ever, having an experienced immigration attorney at your side is... read more →

On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld President Trump’s "travel ban".  Despite the many controversies surrounding the travel ban, the Court focused on the President’s... read more →

On April 23, Judge John D. Bates of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia decided that the administration’s decision to terminate the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,... read more →

In Sessions v. Dimaya, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the statutory definition of “crime of violence” is “unconstitutionally vague.” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in his opinion that the law... read more →