USCIS to Continue Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear

US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they are continuing to implement the June 28, 2018, Policy Memorandum, “Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens.” Effective November 19, 2018, USCIS may issue NTAs based on denials of the following:

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USCIS Updates Notice to Appear Policy Guidance to Support DHS Enforcement Priorities

US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated guidance that changes when individuals can be put in removal proceedings. The updated guidance aligns USCIS policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear—a document given to foreign nationals that instructs them to appear before an immigration judge on a specific date and commences removal proceedings against them—with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

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