Joye Wiley, Immigration Lawyer

A note about our services during the shelter in place order: We are working remotely during the order and remain available for legal services. If you need to contact us, please call our main number 415-627-9161, and leave a voice message, and we will receive it. Alternatively you can send email. Our emails are available on our website at www.wileyjobson.com.

Important Deadline for DACA Renewals in the Next 30 Days: The president rescinded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) today. The memorandum is attached. No new initial requests for DACA will be considered. However, if a DACA recipient's current status will expire by March 5, 2018, they can renew their status by filing a renewal request in the next 30 days, or by October 5, 2017.... https://www.dhs.gov/ne/2017//05/memorandum-rescission-daca

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Attorney Melanie Kim explains the "Parole in Place" program that benefits spouses, children and parents of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. http://www.wileyjobson.com/parole-in-place-for-u-s-armed-f/

Wiley & Jobson has a new website! And we hope to use its updated features to provide regular updates on relevant legal issues and office news. Stay tuned! http://www.wileyjobson.com/

Associate attorney Melanie Kim has published a blog post regarding the status of DAPA and Expanded DACA.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in U.S. v. Texas. With a decision expected in June, the case involves the challenge by numerous states of the lawfulness of President Obama's executive action that benefits undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. Here is a transript of the arguments from this morning: http://www.supremecourt.gov//argument_tran/15-674_h3dj.pdf

Take note if you have a U.S. passport expiring in 2016.

Wiley & Jobson is moving! As of 11/18/2015, our offices will be located in the Wells Fargo Building in Berkeley, CA, steps from the downtown Berkeley BART station. Our new address is 2140 Shattuck Ave., Suite 1108, Berkeley, CA 94704. You can still reach us at the same telephone number: 415-627-9161. Please contact us with any questions or for directions or parking tips.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Feb. 18, 2015 will be the first day to request #DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) under the revised guidelines established as part of President Obama’s recent announcements on immigration. This applies to the expanded DACA, and not Deferred Action for parents of US citizens or residents, which will be implemented later in the year.

Ação Executiva e Expansão do Programa de Ação Diferida do Presidente Obama, em Português, no Blog de Wiley & Jobson. http://www.wileyjobsonblog.com//11/em-20-de-novembro-de.sh

The U visa statutory cap for fiscal year 2015 has been reached. Each year, 10,000 U visas are available for victims of certain qualifying crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to help law enforcement authorities investigate or prosecute those crimes. October 1 is the first day of the fiscal year. Since that time, a number of our pending U visa applications that had received interim "deferred action" have been approved. Although USCI...S has reached the statutory cap of 10,000 U visas, it will continue to review pending applications for eligibility. For eligible applicants who cannot be granted a U-1 visas solely because of the cap, USCIS will send a letter notifying them that they are on a waiting list to receive a U visa when visas become available again. Those applicants can apply for and receive work authorization while they are waiting for a U visa to become available. In other words, although this fiscal year's cap has been reached, an eligible applicant should still file their application so that if they are found to be eligible for the U visa, they will be placed on the list for future visa availability. See more