Tag Archives: Loper Bright

Matter of Diji: The Board Killed a 25-Year Notice Rule It Didn’t Need To

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Mike Baker

Ifeanyi Diji showed up to collect his green card and learned he had already lost. On June 3, 2025, he walked into his marriage-based adjustment interview, married to a United States citizen, and found out an Immigration Judge had ordered … Continue reading →

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The Public Charge Net Widens on September 18, 2026

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Mike Baker

By Michael D. Baker On September 18, 2026, the government widens the public charge test for green cards. USCIS will weigh nearly any government benefit an applicant uses, not just cash welfare. The USCIS policy alert that spells this out … Continue reading →

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BIA Overrules Arrabally: Advance Parole Travel Is Now a “Departure” — And DACA Recipients Just Lost Their Last Clean Path to a Green Card

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Mike Baker

The Board of Immigration Appeals just took away the only clean path a whole category of DACA recipients had left. Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA Aug. 13, 2026) (Interim Decision #4233), overrules Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, … Continue reading →

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