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A new immigration policy could make it easier for nonimmigrant workers to extend their status. Legally speaking, the policy isn’t new. USCIS previously gave deference to prior decisions when deciding an extension request where the case involved the same parties and facts. Adjudicators would analyze an extension of status application further only if the matter involved material changes or facts. This policy, however, was rescinded in 2017 under the Trump administration. Adjudicators began requesting evidence or rehashing issues that had already been resolved in prior applications. The unnecessary delay put everything at a standstill for employers, workers and their families.

USCIS shifted its position once again for the better, returning to a more streamlined policy of giving deference to prior determinations. This will cause less delay and more certainty in extension requests. It is a step in the right direction.

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-policy-guidance-on-deference-to-previous-decisions

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Una nueva política de inmigración podría facilitar que los trabajadores no inmigrantes extiendan su estatus. Legalmente hablando, la política no es nueva. USCIS previamente dio deferencia a decisiones anteriores al decidir una solicitud de extensión cuando el caso involucraba a las mismas partes y hechos. Los adjudicadores analizarían más una extensión de la solicitud de estatus solo si el asunto involucra cambios materiales o hechos. Esta política, sin embargo, fue rescindida en 2017 bajo la administración Trump. Los adjudicadores comenzaron a solicitar pruebas o repetir problemas que ya se habían resuelto en solicitudes anteriores. El retraso innecesario paralizó todo para los empleadores, los trabajadores y sus familias.

USCIS cambió su posición una vez más para mejor, volviendo a una política más racionalizada de dar deferencia a las determinaciones anteriores. Esto provocará menos demoras y más certeza en las solicitudes de extensión. Es un paso en la dirección correcta.

https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/alertas/uscis-emite-una-guia-de-politicas-sobre-deferencia-a-decisiones-anteriores

USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Deference to Previous Decisions USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new material facts.

Lawpilot's co-founder and CEO Martin Valko presented today about our new platform and the emergency response Lawpilot Guardian app at the 2020 AILA Technology & Innovation Virtual Summit on the Innovation Lab: Solutions for Immigration Practice.

Thanks to the co-panelists and AILA for the invitation to showcase our technology.