Category Archives: Media and Publications
U.S. Supreme Court Permits Implementation of Trump Travel Ban
In late September 2017, President Trump issued his third attempt at imposing travel restrictions on people from certain countries. Federal district courts in Hawaii and Maryland temporarily struck down the new travel ban. Those cases are now pending before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits. The travel ban only applies […]
By mdeutsch | Published December 6, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, homeland security, Immigration, immigration delays, immigration general, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, State Department, travel ban, undocumented workers, US Visa, visa, Visas | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Permits Implementation of Trump Travel Ban
President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now
On September 5, 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama administration program that allowed certain people who came to the United States as children, known as “Dreamers,” to continue to live, go to school, and work in the country. He said that his administration’s position is […]
By mdeutsch | Published September 20, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, H-1B Visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now
Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) condemned reported plans that the Trump Administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month enforcement delay. This decision would leave the lives and dreams of nearly 800,000 hardworking DACA recipients hanging from the thread of an unspecified, hoped-for legislative solution. […]
By mdeutsch | Published September 4, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America
Supreme Court Allows Limited Version of Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect
Deutsch, Killea and Eapen, Immigration Law Firm, will regularly update its blog to cover immigration under the Trump administration. Contact any of our attorneys if you have a concern. Monday, June 26, 2017: The U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the government’s appeal of two lower court decisions that had blocked President Trump’s executive order banning travel from […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published July 2, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, foreign workers, homeland security, immigration application, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, refugees, State Department, US Visa, visa, Visas | Comments Off on Supreme Court Allows Limited Version of Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect
Trump Administration Budget Aims to Implement Mass Deportation
As explained by the American Immigration Association (AILA),* the Trump Administration’s newly released Fiscal Year 2018 budget request would fund massive increases in immigration enforcement and border security. The Administration requests billions of dollars to grow an enormous deportation force, while demanding deep cuts in domestic programs vital to working class Americans. The Administration’s budget […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published May 25, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, homeland security, I-9 discrimination, Immigration, immigration for children, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on Trump Administration Budget Aims to Implement Mass Deportation
Government Plans Restrictions and Tightening on H-1B Visas
The Trump administration is stating that it will toughen regulatory enforcement of the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. businesses to employ foreign professional workers temporarily. Monday, April 4th, was the beginning of H-1B “cap season,” when employers filed applications for a limited number of H-1B visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) marked the […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published April 6, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration for businesses, immigration fraud, immigration general, immigration plan, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, US Visa, work permits | Comments Off on Government Plans Restrictions and Tightening on H-1B Visas
Alert – Warning About Travel to Certain Countries
Below is an alert received from American Immigration Lawyers Association. This points out the risk of travel abroad for persons who are from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen, and possibly other countries. More to follow when a final Executive Order is signed. Fee free to contact one of the immigration attorneys at […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published January 27, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, H-1B, H-4 visas, homeland security, immigration application, immigration general, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, obtaining us visa in canada, professional workers, refugees, State Department, US Visa, visa, Visas | Comments Off on Alert – Warning About Travel to Certain Countries
President Obama’s Immigration Legacy
As noted in a recent article by the American Immigration Council, one of the defining characteristics of President Barack Obama’s eight years in office will be how he enforced immigration laws. The strongest indicator is how many individuals he has actually removed and returned out of the country. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published January 9, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Barack Obama, Congress on immigration, family-based immigration, immigration and crime, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on President Obama’s Immigration Legacy
Government Clarifies Standard for Obtaining National Interest Waiver
In a precedent decision, the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) has revised the analytical framework for assessing eligibility for National Interest Waivers, a permanent residence category frequently used by experts in science, business and other fields. The case is Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016). This means that USCIS may now grant […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published January 4, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, Immigration, immigration application, immigration general, immigration reform, labor certification, National Interest Waiver, professional workers, Visas | Comments Off on Government Clarifies Standard for Obtaining National Interest Waiver
DHS Ends Discriminatory Post-9/11 Registration and Tracking Program for Muslim Males in the U.S.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially ended a Bush-era registry created after 9/11 to track men from predominantly Muslim countries who were not U.S. citizens. The registry, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), was shown to be ineffective and had not been used for years. Nonetheless, the NSEERS structure remained […]
By Morris Deutsch | Published December 22, 2016 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged Immigration, immigration court decisions, immigration general, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, obtaining us visa in canada, refugees, undocumented workers, US Visa | Comments Off on DHS Ends Discriminatory Post-9/11 Registration and Tracking Program for Muslim Males in the U.S.
