Raquel Michelena

USCIS-ITServe Settlement Overturns 10 Years Of H-1B Visa Policies

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USCIS-ITServe Settlement Overturns 10 Years Of H-1B Visa Policies U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has agreed to a settlement with the business group ITServe Alliance that overturns 10 years of policies restricting employers and H-1B visa holders. The settlement follows a pivotal March 10, 2020, District Court opinion that repudiated key USCIS actions and a May […]

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H-1B Workers: Worth Their Weight in Innovation

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H-1B Workers: Worth Their Weight in Innovation The Trump Administration is reportedly working on an executive order to ban the issuance of new H-1B visas. His order is expected to be issued before the end of this month. His order would be quite a negative blow to the U.S. economy and hit American economic innovation the hardest.

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DHS begins collecting DNA from undocumented immigrants.

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DHS begins collecting DNA from undocumented immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is inching toward implementation of a decades-old law directing it to collect DNA from the undocumented immigrants arrested by its officers. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started a small pilot project in Dallas to collect DNA samples of undocumented immigrants who are

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Filing For Unemployment? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid.

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Filing For Unemployment? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid This year got off to a busy start for Raquel and Alex. After almost two years together, they got married. Raquel was training for a new job at an immigration law firm in Atlanta. Alex was in a new job in sales. When the coronavirus hit, they found

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What the Coronavirus Stimulus Package Means for Legal and Illegal Immigrants

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What the Coronavirus Stimulus Package Means for Legal and Illegal Immigrants The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) — a $2 trillion stimulus package to provide financial relief to individuals, families, and businesses — was signed into law. The 2020 coronavirus stimulus delivers relief through a range of measures, including an advanced tax

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Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants

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Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents who are excluded from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus relief package filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Maryland by the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center along with CASA,

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DACA, USCIS Office Closures and the Forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court Decision

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DACA, USCIS Office Closures and the Forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court Decision In response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified its process for handling Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal requests. According to USCIS’s website, its offices will remain closed until at least May 3. If you are

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Timeline and List of U.S. Immigration Actions on COVID-19

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Timeline and List of U.S. Immigration Actions on COVID-19 Post last updated April 10, 2020 The United States government has taken extreme actions to limit travel to the United States during the COVID-19 outbreak. Currently, the government has suspended nearly all legal immigration and travel to the United States and paused most legal immigration applications

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Immigrant doctors face challenges to work, even in Coronavirus Pandemic

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Immigrant doctors face challenges to work, even in Coronavirus Pandemic Doctors and other health care workers who are not U.S. citizens are facing a second challenge as they fight one of the worst pandemics the nation has ever seen: Ensuring their paperwork will allow them to work in the United States. The nation can ill afford to

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U.S. Immigration Officials Evaluate Vulnerable Detainees for Possible Release Amid Pandemic

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U.S. Immigration Officials Evaluate Vulnerable Detainees for Possible Release Amid Pandemic U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus infection as detainees and workers have tested positive for the resulting COVID-19 illness. In an email sent to lawmakers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said that

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