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US CONSULATE IN CIUDAD JUAREZ SUSPENDS IMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES STARTING 3/18 "Visa Services: Routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services will be suspended starting March 18, 2020, and until further notice. This includes both visa interviews at the embassy and consulates as well as processing at the Centros de Atención a Solicitantes (CAS). Applicants with appointments will receive cancellation notices by e-mail." https://mx.usembassy.gov/status-of-u-s-consular-operations/

USCIS CLOSURES FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA From USCIS: Dear Community, ... U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has temporarily closed our San Francisco and San Jose Field Offices; Oakland, Salinas, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa Application Support Centers; and the San Francisco Asylum Office due to a local Shelter-In-Place order (San Francisco County and City Public Health Order; Santa Clara County Public Health Order). USCIS will send notices with rescheduling instructions to applicants and petitioners with scheduled appointments impacted by this closure. USCIS will automatically reschedule Application Support Center (ASC) appointments due to the office closure. You will receive a new appointment letter in the mail. Individuals who had InfoPass or other appointments at the field office must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center. If an applicant received an appointment notice rescheduling a ceremony originally scheduled for March 18 or 25, please disregard. USCIS will send an updated notice once the office reopens. Individuals who need an emergency interview or other services from the closed offices should call the USCIS Contact Center. Additionally, USCIS is postponing all in-person public engagement and outreach events in the San Francisco area for the duration of the office closure. (We Community Relations Officers and other employees are still working remotely or in the office, so emergency situations can be addressed. However, we urge folks not to violate the shelter-in-place orders.) Requests for Evidences that are due during the closure for the San Francisco or San Jose Field Offices will have a one-month extension. If you have questions about specific situations, let us know. Education and precautions are the strongest tools against infection. Keep yourself apprised of the latest facts by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 website. Continue to practice good health habits, refrain from handshakes or hugs as greetings, and clean hands and surfaces appropriately. USCIS will provide further updates as the situation develops and will continue to follow CDC guidance in response to this situation.

SONOMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IS CLOSED March 16 through April 3, 2020 For our clients who have criminal court appearances during this time, please CALL US at 707-527-8050 to discuss how this will affect your case. You do not need to visit us in person; please practice physical distancing during the coronavirus pandemic in order to protect your family and our staff. Thank you. http://sonoma.courts.ca.gov//COVID-19%20Press%20Release%20