Tag Archives: Immigration
USCIS Finalizes Changes to “Public Charge” Rule
Update 8/15/2019 As reported by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA): On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, DHS published a final rule governing the INA §212(a)(4) public charge grounds of inadmissibility. Unless litigation halts implementation of the rule, it will go into effect after 60 days, on October 15, 2019. Summary of Rule The DHS final rule dramatically […]
By mdeutsch | Published August 15, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, family-based immigration, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for children, immigration plan, immigration reform, refugees, US Visa, USCIS, visa, Visas | Comments Off on USCIS Finalizes Changes to “Public Charge” Rule
Government Expands Social Media Monitoring of Immigration Applicants
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued an investigative report detailing the extent of the greatly increased monitoring of social media by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Monitoring social media sites by DHS is not new; the department has been using the technique for over ten years. As […]
By mdeutsch | Published July 24, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, foreign workers, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration application, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, State Department, US Visa, Visas | Comments Off on Government Expands Social Media Monitoring of Immigration Applicants
USCIS Will No Longer Premium Process H-4s and L-2s filed with H-1B and L-1 Petitions
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that USCIS will no longer continue its “courtesy practice” of providing premium processing service to H-4 and L-2 applications (Form I-539) filed concurrently with H-1B and L-1 petitions (Form I-129). Rather, USCIS will separate an I-539 application from the I-129 petition and follow the regular I-539 processing time, […]
By mdeutsch | Published July 17, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for children, immigration for executives, immigration from canada, immigration general, L-1, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, US Visa, visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on USCIS Will No Longer Premium Process H-4s and L-2s filed with H-1B and L-1 Petitions
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
March 12, 2019 USCIS announced today that it is resuming premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions. If you received a request for evidence (RFE) for a pending petition, you may include your RFE response with the premium processing request. When an H-1B petitioner properly requests the agency’s premium processing service, USCIS guarantees a […]
By mdeutsch | Published March 12, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News | Tagged employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, US Visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
DHS Plans to End Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed amending its rule permitting employment authorization for H‑4 dependent spouses. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues H‑4 visas to the spouses and minor children of H‑1B visa holders. Currently, an H‑4 dependent spouse is permitted to receive an employment authorization under certain conditions, specifically if the H‑1B visa holder is […]
By mdeutsch | Published February 26, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Permanent Residence | Tagged employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, immigration plan, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, work permits | Comments Off on DHS Plans to End Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
Update: New Rule for H-1B Visas Goes into Effect
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule, amending the process for selecting foreign nationals to receive cap-subject H-1B visas. The H-1B visa program allows companies to hire, for a three-year term (renewable once), foreign workers who have a bachelor degree or higher and have highly specialized knowledge in specialty occupations such as […]
By mdeutsch | Published February 5, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, US Visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on Update: New Rule for H-1B Visas Goes into Effect
Refugee Wars
I drove along I-35 South from San Antonio to Dilley, TX, to spend a week with 30 other volunteers, advising intending refugees from Central America how to navigate the U.S. asylum system. We were headed to the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC), the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Over the next […]
By mdeutsch | Published January 4, 2019 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Immigration, immigration application, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, Practice of immigration law, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on Refugee Wars
How You Can Support the Fight Against Family Detention and Family Separation
Dear clients and friends: Many have asked me what they can do about the current crisis and national horror, family separation. Here are the legal organizations I am supporting in this fight: American Immigration Council The American Immigration Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a powerful voice in promoting laws, policies, and attitudes that honor our […]
By mdeutsch | Published June 22, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Asylum, Congress on immigration, family-based immigration, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration attorneys, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration plan, refugees, undocumented workers | Comments Off on How You Can Support the Fight Against Family Detention and Family Separation
Administration Increases Quota for H-2B Seasonal Workers used at Trump Properties
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced on May 25, 2018, that the federal government will add 15,000 H-2B seasonal worker visas for fiscal year 2018. She determined there is a shortage of qualified, U.S. workers available to perform temporary nonagricultural labor to fulfil the needs of U.S. businesses in FY 2018. This is […]
By mdeutsch | Published June 6, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-2B workers, Immigration, immigration for businesses, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, seasonal workers, visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on Administration Increases Quota for H-2B Seasonal Workers used at Trump Properties
The Illusory Entrepreneur Parole Program is No More
May 25, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a rule to end a program that allows certain foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to temporarily come to the United States to develop and build start-up businesses here, known as the International Entrepreneur Rule (IE Final Rule). An advance copy of the proposed rule is […]
By mdeutsch | Published May 25, 2018 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, entrepreneurs, foreign workers, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, immigration reform, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, State Department, US Visa, visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on The Illusory Entrepreneur Parole Program is No More
