The Immigration Lawyers Podcast | Discussing Visas, Green Cards & Citizenship: Practice & Policy

#487 Judges Deny Marriage Green Cards & WebEx May Leave Court with John Q. Khosravi, Esq.

August 7, 2026·24 min
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This month on the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Podcast, host John Q. Khosravi, Esq. skips the interview format for a rapid-fire rundown of the news, memos, and courtroom curveballs immigration attorneys need on their radar right now from USCIS quietly closing affirmative asylum cases without an interview and a judge denying a marriage-based green card under a new discretion memo, to the $100,000 H-1B fee proposal resurfacing for F-1 students, a biometrics-rescheduling trick that can save your client weeks, and a fresh court order pausing parts of USCIS's TPS and asylum-fee enforcement. It's the practice-management update that keeps you ahead of USCIS before your clients call you first. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:33 Intro 02:57 my.USCIS.gov website glitch (false approvals/denials) 04:10 OPT denials tied to arrests & good moral character 05:24 FT report: 80% of US embassies lack an ambassador 06:07 Join the free private attorney community (Circle) 07:14 SB-1 returning resident visa risks 08:46 USCIS closing affirmative asylum cases without interview 10:49 Ciudad Juárez getting strict on affidavit of support 13:27 Sponsor: Constellation (websites/marketing for law firms) 15:07 TPS-to-marriage adjustment withdrawal trap 16:34 Immigration judge denies adjustment citing discretion memo 17:07 WebEx possibly leaving immigration court 17:39 $100K H-1B fee may extend to F-1 students 18:01 Biometrics rescheduling trick (switch ASC location) 19:14 DC court pushes back on 75-country travel pause (EB-5 case) 19:52 New civil penalties for contempt in immigration court 20:11 Court stays USCIS TPS EAD & asylum fee policies (Venez v. USCIS) 22:37 NVC shuffling Iranian cases between Embassies. 23:20 Lawsuit blocks travel ban on Afghan I-730 cases 23:50 Wrap-up & how to join the community/courses 24:11 Outro Spotify | iTunes | YouTube Music | YouTube Follow eimmigration by Cerenade: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn Start your Business Immigration Practice! (US LAWYERS ONLY - SCREENING REQUIRED): E-2 Course EB-1A Course Get the Toolbox Magazine!  Join our community (Lawyers Only) Get Started in Immigration Law! The Marriage/Family-Based Green Card course is for you Our Website: ImmigrationLawyersToolbox.com Not legal advice. Consult with an Attorney. Attorney Advertisement. #podcaster #Lawyer #ImmigrationLawyer #Interview #Immigration #ImmigrationAttorney #USImmigration #ImmigrationLaw #ImmigrationLawyersToolbox

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