News and Updates from Poarch Thompson Law
Recent Changes With DACA
On December 4, 2020, a U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York ordered that the July 2020 Memorandum is vacated. Thus, on December 7, 2020, USCIS and DHS updated their websites to comply with the court order. The notices state that effective December...
Poarch and Thompson named Legal Elite
Congrats to our very own Christine Poarch and Rachel Thompson: both named Legal Elite in Immigration by Virginia Business Magazine. The Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia and asks them to name top attorneys in a variety of legal specialities....
Recent Bars to Asylum Eligibility
On October 20, 2020, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security announced a new rule that bars certain immigrants from obtaining asylum. This rule will prevent certain immigrants from obtaining asylum based on their criminal history. Immigrants...
City of Roanoke partners with United States Immigration Services for citizenship week
Joy Hepkins was featured in USCIS' lunch and learn celebrating citizenship during citizenship week. Gaston Araoz-Riveros of Senator Kaine's office and Tiffany Bradbury of the City of Roanoke were in attendance. Joy spoke about her path to the United States and...
USCIS Lunch & Learn: Let’s Celebrate Citizenship
Come learn about the 10 steps to naturalization at the next USCIS Lunch & Learn! Attorney Rachel Thompson will introduce her mother, Joy Hepkins, who will talk about her immigration journey to U.S. citizenship at this informative USCIS Washington District Office...
PTL Attorney Jaime McGuire Recognized by the Federal Bar Association
Poarch Thompson Law attorney Jaime McGuire has been recognized by the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section with the Younger Lawyer of the Year award. Jaime is on the FBA-ILS Younger Lawyers Division committee and has done outstanding work organizing...
Joey Poarch Case Study – Toggle Magazine
Poarch Thompson Law CIO Joey Poarch has been recognized in a case study by Toggle Magazine. Take a look at the recent article highlighting his experience and the transition of the business to remote work due to COVID-19. Joey Poarch – Poarch Thompson Law ...
Employers can use I-797 to complete I-9 verification
Due to USCIS delays in production of certain employment authorization documents, USCIS announced that employees may use Form I-797, Notice of Action to complete I-9 verification with the following caveats: the notice date on the I-797 must be on or after December 1,...
USCIS avoids furlough; warns longer wait times
USCIS announced that it will not furlough approximately 13,400 employees but at the cost of increased USCIS delays. This year, USCIS processing times have increased substantially, including for work authorization. This decision, by USCIS’ own admission (Deputy...
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