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The National Council of La Raza released a report on Friday documenting that the number of naturalization applications from last year was down 62% compared to the year before. Two contributing factors to this decrease are the downturn in the economy and the drastic increase in naturalization fees from $330 to $595. The number of … Senator Kennedy’s passing has been discussed throughout the media and blog worlds. I cannot add anything new. I can, however, point you to a well written article from USA Today that highlights Senator Kennedy’s impact on immigration law. Senator Kennedy will be remembered for his many accomplishments in bringing influential legislation from thought to reality. … Continue reading “Senator Kennedy’s Lasting Impact on Immigration” Alejandro Mayorkas has been confirmed as the USCIS Director. Profiled previously on this blog, Mr. Mayorkas is an accomplished attorney and was born in Cuba. Congratulations to Mr. Mayorkas. Company pays $1.3 Million in Forfeiture According to the New York Tmes, a Texas donut company, Shipley Do-Nut Flour and Supply, has pleaded guilty to harboring unauthorized workers at its Houston plant. The company will pay $250,000 as a criminal fine and will forfeit $1.3 million. Additionally, three managers of the company have … A Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law study found a “widespread pattern of misconduct by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement” after reviewing 700 arrest reports from predawn raids of homes in New York and New Jersey. Among other things, the study found that the ICE agents failed to obtain proper consent to enter the … Continue reading “Study Finds Troubling Statistics in New York State Immigration Raids” Krispy Kreme, the American donut maker, has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine settlement after ICE’s I-9 audit of the company’s documentation. ICE, apparently tipped off by a local police department, found that dozens of unauthorized workers were employed at a Krispy Kreme donut factory. Krispy Kreme is just the latest of numerous companies that … Continue reading “Krispy Kreme pays $40,000 fine after I-9 Audit” Starting on June 29th, the USCIS will allow certain I-140s (employment-based) petitions to be premium processed. For an additional fee of $1000, premium processing guarantees a government decision within 15 days! Petitions that can be premium processed include: EB 1-1, Foreign nationals with Extraordinary Ability; EB 1-2, Outstanding Professors and Researchers; EB 2, Professions with … An unusual news report circled the Internet this week. Apparently, a cancer patient from Singapore was detained for four hours after he tried to enter the United States and immigration officials were unable to obtain his fingerprints. Why were officials unable to obtain fingerprints? The man’s cancer treatment had caused his fingerprints to disappear. To … Continue reading “Lost your Fingerprints? Immigration Requires a Doctor’s Note” In a case that seems more appropriate for the Onion, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Government is trying to deport a man who died in August. The man’s death certificate is simply not enough for the Government to stop deportation proceedings. So how do you prove that your loved one is deceased? … The United States Border Patrol is investigating allegations that border patrol agents at its Riverside, California station were threatened with punishment if they did not meet a quota of arresting 150 suspected illegal immigrants in January. The region’s chief patrol agent confirmed that the Border Patrol does try to inspire agents through setting goals, … Continue reading “Border Patrol Investigates Possible Arrest Quota” The New York State Court of Appeals recently held that a foreign national who was in the United States in B-2 visa status could not seek protections available under the rent stabilization laws of New York City. At issue was the requirement that a rent-stabilized apartment must be used as the “primary residence” of the … There are not too many days in your life when you wake up knowing that you will always remember that day. Today is such a day and forty years from now people will be asking what you did today. Nothing that is written on this post is profound enough for today. I make just one … The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) reports that over 1 Million individuals became naturalized citizens during the Government’s 2008 fiscal year. According to a December 4, 2008 USCIS correspondence to its Ombudsman, 1,051,640 individuals made the choice to become American Citizens. Welcome! Welcome! Greetings and Congratulations – you may be the first reader of my first blog. You may also be the only reader. As you may have guessed, my name is Chris Gafner and I am an immigration attorney practicing in New York City. My practice provides representation to clients from throughout the world in employment-based … |
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