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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that it has arrested two managers of staffing agencies near Chicago. The managers are accused of employing undocumented immigrants who were hired as temporary workers for third party companies. The managers face the possibility of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. During a rare Air Force One Question and Answer session, President Obama emphasized the need for comprehensive immigration reform, but questioned whether Congress had the political will to get it done this year. If not now, when President Obama? Former President Clinton also recently added his analytical take on immigration and the state of the … April 1st was the first day that cap subject H-1B applications could be filed for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2010. This start date is important because each year the government imposes a cap of 65,000 regular H-1B visas (and 20,000 H-1B Master visas). So far this year, 16,025 H-1B petitions have been received … On Friday, the Arizona governor signed into law a very divisive state immigration action that has caused widespread protest and debate. President Obama has even questioned the state’s actions. The Arizona law may have an unintended result – the pushing through of Comprehensive Immigration Reform on a national level. The Arizona law has just shown … Continue reading “Will Arizona Law Be Catalyst to Comprehensive Immigration Reform?” The Arizona legislature has recently passed a bill that will create the most aggressive state immigration law in the nation. If the Arizona Governor signs the bill, the law will require local law enforcement officers to question those individuals who they “reasonably suspect” are unauthorized immigrants. The law will essentially require all noncitizens to carry … Continue reading “Arizona Flirts With Needless and Expensive Legal Bill” Isaac R. Baichu, a former USCIS immigration officer in New York City, has pleaded guilty to coercing a foreign national spouse of a U.S. Citizen with threats of denying her green card application and deporting her family members. Mr. Baichu, who is 48, told the 22 year old Columbian spouse that he would deny her … Continue reading “USCIS Official Guilty of Coercion in Marriage Green Card Case” Mexican actress Fernanda Romero has been accused of marriage fraud by the U.S. Government. Ms. Romero has been accused of paying her husband money in 2005 to marry her so that she could become a permanent resident in the United States. The Government believes that the couple never lived together and have arrested Ms. Romero’s … Continue reading “Mexican Actress Accused of Marriage Fraud” USCIS is hoping that you can help it decide how to best use its resources to enhance its immigration policies. From now until April 29th, it is requesting your input by taking a survey concerning what areas of immigration it should improve. If you are interested in the survey, you can take it right here. … The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has just released a statement outlying your options if you might overstay your immigration status. New York City is celebrating its immigrant heritage this week (April 15-21) with numerous activities planned throughout the city. For a list of planned activities, please visit the Calender of Events. For more about the program, visit its website. A new analysis of Census data tends to rebuke the common misconception that almost all foreign nationals who immigrant to the United States are low earning blue collar workers. Instead, the data shows that are rather large portion of immigrants to the United States are highly-educated white collar workers. What is more, those cities that … The Startup visa, which has been discussed previously, would allow for the expansion of the EB-5 visa category to include more foreign national entrepreneurs to come to the United States and start a company that would create American jobs. However, one of the bills in the House that would create a Startup visa has drawn … Continue reading “Is Government Oversight Standing in the Way of Startup Visa Success?” The USCIS has recently tried to remind Haitians in the United States that they must apply for Temporary Protected Status by July 20, 2010 (if they seek such a destination). Gafner Law Firm has provided a page dedicated to Haitian TPS, which includes information about free TPS clinics that are being held in New York … Continue reading “USCIS Reminds Haitians of TPS Deadline: July 20, 2010” The USCIS has recently released a new video that explores the naturalization process. The video, which is about fifteen minutes long, discusses the process, the interview, the examination, qualifications and the biometrics appointment. To view the video, please visit the USCIS website.
… Continue reading “USCIS Releases New Video on Naturalization” The annual H-1B season is off to a very slow start as USCIS has indicated that only 9,525 H-1B applications have been received (as of April 5th) for the new H-1B year beginning in October. 6,791 of those applications apply directly towards the main quota amount of 65,000. The low turnout was to be expected…especially … |
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