Immigration – Fuessel Law

DHS to Begin Screening Noncitizens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism

USCIS announced that, as of 4/9/25, it will begin considering noncitizens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect noncitizens …

The IRS finalizes a deal to share tax information with immigration authorities

Please find here an interesting article in THE NPR.

Understanding Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship: Implications for Immigrant Families

One of the first Executive Orders Donald Trump issued, was an executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship in the United States. This order challenges the traditional interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, and …

The Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Is Open From October 2, 2024 through November 5, 2024

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery? The Diversity Immigrant Visa program—a.k.a. the green card lottery—is a government lottery program for obtaining U.S. Permanent Residence (green card). The program makes 55,000 visas available every year to …

The Fiscal Year 2025 U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Is Now Open

SB 1718 goes into effect on July 1, 2023. Here is what the law does and does not do.

Community IDs What SB 1718 will do Bar local government from providing funding to issue community IDs to persons who do not prove lawful presence in the U.S. What SB1 1718 will NOT do Invalidate …

SB 1718 and “Human Smuggling”: Transporting certain folks without immigration status into Florida

Know the Law It is a third-degree felony to knowingly and willfully transport into the state of Florida a person who you know or reasonably should know has entered the U.S. illegally and who has …

USCIS Announces H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Complete

USCIS announced it received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the FY2024 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption. USCIS randomly selected from the registrations to reach the cap and …

Musicians, Genealogists Blast Proposed Immigration Fee Hikes

Please find here an interesting article in Bloomberg Law.

Fees for O-1 artists set for a big increase: Who is affected and why?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a proposed rule that would impose very steep increases to some of its filing fees, including for O and P artist visas applications filed by U.S. …