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Processing Time Delay Lawsuit
August 1st, 2019
Two immigrant advocacy groups allege that USCIS has failed to produce documents that could explain work permit delays, and urged a D.C. federal court to force USCIS to hand over the information. Overall processing times have increased 91 percent from…
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“Expedited Removal” Expanded
August 1st, 2019
Created in 1996, expedited removal is a process by which low-level immigration officers can quickly deport certain noncitizens who are undocumented or have committed fraud or misrepresentation. Since 2004, immigration officials have used expedited re…
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U.S. and Canada Implement Preclearance Agreement
July 25th, 2019
DHS announced the implementation of an agreement with Canada that allows CBP to conduct full preclearance in rail, ferry, and cruise ship environments in Canada. CBP currently conducts preclearance operations at eight Canadian airports.
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Immigration Bills to Watch
July 22nd, 2019
Congress has adjourned for its annual summer recess and will be returning after Labor Day to address a number of immigration bills. The following are worth watching: Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (H.R. 1044) passed the House of Rep…
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EB-5 Green Cards: Minimum Investment Amounts Will Increase to $1.8 Million and $900,000
July 19th, 2019
USCIS published its final regulations governing EB-5 investor visas on July 24; the new rules go into effect on November 21, 2019. The major change created by the new regulations is to increase the minimum investment amounts that foreign investors mu…
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Videos Replace Interpreters at Hearings
July 10th, 2019
EOIR has replaced in-court interpreters at master calendar hearings with video advisals in New York and Miami, for pro se respondents.
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Venezuela to Start Issuing “No Objection Statements” Needed for J-1 Waivers
July 9th, 2019
Officials at the Embassy of Venezuela have confirmed that it will begin issuing “no objection” statement letters for Venezuelans seeking a waiver of the two-year foreign residency requirement that attached to their J-1 visa status. (No-objection…
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Motel 6 Agrees to Pay $10 Million in Revised Settlement for Sharing Guest Data with ICE:
July 5th, 2019
Motel 6 and ICE agreed to a $10 million settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 and whose personal information was provided by employees to ICE agents.
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DOJ Moves to Decertify Immigration Judges Union with NLRB
July 3rd, 2019
In early August, the Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) in an effort to strip immigration judges of their right to be represented by a union. In the petition, DOJ claims that the National Association o…
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Nearly 100 People Indicted in Large-Scale Houston-based Marriage Fraud Conspiracy:
June 13th, 2019
ICE announced that 50 people are in law enforcement custody after a federal grand jury returned a 206-count indictment criminally charging 96 people for their alleged roles in a large-scale marriage fraud scheme.
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Kelley practices both employment- and family-based immigration with a focus on assisting doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to achieve their immigration goals.
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Jenny practices both employment- and family-based immigration with a focus on assisting employers to obtain work visas and permanent resident status for their foreign national employees.
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