Category: Immigration Enforcement

On May 13, the Department of State published a final rule that will allow third parties like attorneys of record to attend certain visa appointments. Read more here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/internl-judicial-asst/Retaining-Foreign-Attorney/Foreign-Attorneys.html NOTE: U.S. embassies and consulates overseas maintain lists of local attorneys who have expressed a willingness to serve U.S. citizen clients. But...

As the result of an Executive Order issued in January, USCIS will now require noncitizen immigrants to undergo a new “alien registration” process. All foreign nationals who are age 14 or older who were not registered and fingerprinted when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30...

The U.S. Department of State announced it will open six new passport agencies across the country to keep up with rising demand. Read more here: https://2021-2025.state.gov/expanding-passport-agencies-across-the-united-states/ Instructions for getting or replacing a passport can be found here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/

Effective March 11, 2019, USCIS will only accept the NEW I-539 to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. The new version will be released that day and will be posted here:https://www.uscis.gov/i-539. Careful H-1Bs this Year! The wife/husband of the H-1B must sign the I-539 – but additionally, all children (co-applicants) must...

The Trump administration's immigration policies and procedures are making it more difficult for U.S.-based employers to fill job openings, according to talent and immigration experts. The government has stepped up its scrutiny of visa applications, resulting in delays and higher costs for hiring foreign workers. Read more Please note: Society for...

Last year, I posted a video trailer for Janina's American Wedding, a feature length documentary that gets to the heart of the broken, red tape ridden U.S. immigration system. After 18 years in America, Tony and Janina Wasilewski's family is torn apart when Janina is deported back to Poland, taking their 6 year old...

By JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS Published: June 22, 2011 But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different kind of reality. It means going about my day in fear of being found out. It means rarely trusting people, even those closest to me, with who I really am. It...

We are pleased to relate that US CBP [Customs and Border Protection] just approved a complex TN management consultant application for a client at the Peace Bridge port-of-entry! This was a complicated case which came to us after CBP had previously refused the applicant entry as a business visitor [no legal representation]...

H-1B season opened several weeks ago on April 1st and we are off to a SLOW start. This comes as great news for employers and foreign nationals who would like to secure Hs this year [for a start date of October 1, 2011] but is also a clear indicator that U.S. employers are simply...

by Vivek Wadhwa Many foreign-born techies in the U.S. and abroad are pinning their entrepreneurial hopes on the passage of a bill, sponsored by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), to create a startup visa. Tech-industry notables such as Paul Graham, Eric Ries, Brad Feld, Fred Wilson, and David McClure...

by Jeffrey Kaye via Immigration Policy Center When President Obama delivered his State of the Union speech last month, he repeated a theme that's been a constant in his references to immigration reform: "I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws, and address the...

After a False Dawn, Anxiety for Illegal Immigrant Students By JULIA PRESTON New York Times Published: February 8, 2011 The president says he supports their cause, and immigration officials say illegal immigrant students with no criminal record are not among their priorities for deportation. But federal...