Raquel Michelena

Raquel is the Director of Marketing and Business Operations at Weinstock Immigration Lawyers. She comes from a culturally diverse background: Raised in the Dominican Republic, US citizen, a direct descendant of 2 Spanish families, working with different ethnicities around the world, and fluent in English and Spanish languages.

Feds relax online education rules for international students amid coronavirus threat

Feds relax online education rules for international students amid coronavirus threat A federal program overseeing international students in the U.S. said it will be flexible with its oversight requirements as the global coronavirus outbreak causes colleges to make classes remote. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent participating colleges and […]

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ICE’s “cyber trap” affects immigrants.

ICE’s “cyber trap” affects immigrants. A new lawsuit, from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), reveals that software used by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office helps keep low-risk immigrants locked up, when the tool would supposedly recommend releases within 48 hours, after analyzing several risk factors. The tool is not new. It was

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Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants.

Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants. The Trump administration is establishing a new section within the Justice Department, to discuss the process of removing citizenship from people born abroad who obtained citizenship fraudulently by not disclosing previous convictions serious crimes, including terrorism and war crimes, officials announced this Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The move

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Time to start processing H-1B cap petitions.

Time to start processing H-1B cap petitions. It’s already February 2020 and it’s almost time to start processing H-1B cap petitions for your employees and prospective employees. The H-1B cap applies to all employees you currently employ in F-1 OPT or J-1 status or prospective employees you wish to sponsor, here or from abroad. The

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USCIS Announces Public Charge Rule Implementation.

USCIS Announces Public Charge Rule Implementation. WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (“Final Rule”) on Feb. 24, 2020, except for in the State of Illinois where the rule remains enjoined by a federal court as of Jan. 30, 2020. Under the Final Rule, USCIS will

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H-1B Elecrpnics registration process has been normally announced by USCIS

H-1B Electronic Registration Process has been Formally Announced by USCIS As confirmed by USCIS in the Final Rule from January 31, 2019, a Federal Register notice has been published formally announcing  the implementation of registration process for fiscal year 2021 H-1B.  What this implies is that the season for this new electronic filling will commence

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All the immigration lawsuit against the trump administration-a summary

All the Immigration Lawsuits against the Trump Administration – a Summary President Trump’s administration is facing an unprecedented number of lawsuits over his immigration policies. By end of 2020, we can expect court decisions on many of these lawsuits. The judicial branch may also make a stance on the limits of the President’s authority to

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Border Agents Cannot Search Travelers’ Digital Devices without Reasonable Suspicion, Judge ruled

Border Agents Cannot Search Travelers’ Digital Devices without Reasonable Suspicion, Judge ruled A district court judge in Boston ruled that U.S. border agents must have ‘reasonable suspicion’ to search travelers’ electronic devises at airports and other ports of entry. Background of the Decision In recent years there has been a growing practice for border agents

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