Immigration

H-1B Cap Reached within 5 days, Reflects Serious Need for Foreign Professionals in U.S.

H-1B Cap Reached within 5 days, Reflects Serious Need for Foreign Professionals in U.S. USCIS has once again received more than enough applications within the first 5 days of the fiscal year 2020 filing period to reach the annual cap of 85,000 H-1B visas. The agency received 201,011 petitions this year, a 6% increase from […]

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Exit of Homeland Security Secretary Signals Tougher Direction on Immigration Policy

Exit of Homeland Security Secretary Signals Tougher Direction on Immigration Policy Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned from her position last Sunday. Subsequently, the Trump administration continued its leadership purge of the Department of Homeland Security and removed Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles the next day. This series of ousters is a result of

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Threats of Border Closure Causes Fears of Dire Economic Consequences

Threats of Border Closure Causes Fears of Dire Economic Consequences In response to a surge of Central American migrants seeking asylum last weekend, President Trump threatened to close all ports of entry along the southern U.S. border. In light of the Department of Homeland Security’s declaration of an “Category 5 immigration crisis” at the border,

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USCIS is prime example of administration efficency

USCIS is Prime Example of Administrative Inefficiency Under the current administration, case processing delays at USCIS has reached unprecedented levels. According to a study by AILA, USCIS’s overall average case processing time grew by 19% in 2018 alone. Immigrant families, people fleeing persecutions as well as American businesses all bear the grave consequences of such

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs Overlooked in Immigration Policy Debate

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Overlooked in Immigration Policy Debate The government is set for another shutdown this Friday.  As Congress and the White House continue to wrangle over a border wall, no one seems to pay much attention to a significant group in the immigration policy debate: immigrant entrepreneurs. How do immigrants matter to the U.S. economy?

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Asylum Seekers Gravely Stymied by Government Shutdown

Asylum Seekers Gravely Stymied by Government Shutdown Asylum seekers are among the worst casualties in the government shutdown that has exacerbated the nation’s already-backlogged immigration system. Due to President Trump’s demand for a border wall, the federal government is currently in the longest partial shutdown on record. The impasse is forcing the postponement of hearings

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Immigration Judges Quit

Immigration Judges Quit CNN reported today (Friday, December 27, 2019) that Immigration judges have left their positions in 2019 at nearly twice the rate of previous years with many citing the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies as a deciding factor. Over the past year, in the heat of a border migration crisis, 45 judges have left,

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What Happens to Immigration During a Government Shutdown?

What Happens to Immigration During a Government Shutdown? As President Trump refuses to sign a budget bill that does not include funding for his border wall, there is a government shutdown in effect right now. Which immigration-related entities are impacted? Department of Homeland Security and its immigration-related components (Custom and Border Protection, Immigration and Custom Enforcement, Citizenship

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Immigrants Christmas Gift: Civil Rights Coalition Successfully Blocks Trump.

Immigrants Christmas Gift: Civil Rights Coalition Successfully Blocks Trump. Making it difficult for immigrants to reach the United States in a variety of ways has been in the agenda for the President of the United States, Donald Trump. However, litigators from the Justice Action Center (JAC), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and Innovation Law Lab, with pro bono

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Asylum Rejections Record-High in 2018 Amid Immigration Crackdown

Asylum Rejections Record-High in 2018 Amid Immigration Crackdown Immigration courts denied an astounding 65% of asylum applications in 2018, according to a recent report by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).  This denial rate is the highest since 2001. Asylum Caseload has Skyrocketed in 2018. TRAC reported 42,224 asylum cases that were decided by

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International Students Thrive and Live the American Dream as Innovators Despite Anti-Immigrant Government

International Students Thrive and Live the American Dream as Innovators Despite Anti-Immigrant Government International students are founding America’s most exciting and innovative startups. Unfortunately, Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda may be hurting such entrepreneurship. How do international students contribute to the U.S. economy? According to a recent study, nearly one in four U.S. billion-dollar startups had a

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Harsh Immigration Policy Overlooks Country’s Need for Doctors

Harsh Immigration Policy Overlooks Country’s Need for Doctors Restrictive immigration policy under the Trump administration has little regard for the shortage of doctors in the United States.  Worse still, it may be exacerbating the desperate need for physicians in primary and specialty care in many underserved areas.   How Bad is the Need for Doctors?

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Spanish Embassy Hosts Attorney Karen Weinstock

Spanish Embassy Hosts Attorney Karen Weinstock On October 18, 2018, our Managing Attorney Karen Weinstock presented on a number of immigration issues at the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C.. In attendance were business representatives, embassy staff and the embassy’s immigration services unit. It was a packed but extremely productive day for Karen. We make it our mission

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Undocumented Immigrant Children in America

Undocumented Immigrant Children in America More than 200 undocumented immigrant children remain in U.S. custody today, separated from their families. The overwhelming majority of these children face a grim and uncertain future in ICE facilities. (SOURCE: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/more-than-200-children-from-separated-immigrant-families-remain-in-us-custody) Of the 245 children in custody, 175 have parents who have been removed from the United States. Only 18

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Federal Judge Resists Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in TPS Ruling

Federal Judge Resists Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in TPS Ruling A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the government’s plan to end temporary protection for immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Sudan.  The judge issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) from those four countries. What is

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Immigrants Pressured to Choose between Immigration & Public Benefits

Immigrants Pressured to Choose between Immigration & Public Benefits Immigrants to the U.S. are feeling obligated to remove themselves from public benefits such as childcare subsidy and food stamp program.  This pressure came from a recent proposal by the Trump administration to tighten the ‘public charge’ rule that disfavors claimants of public benefits while adjudicating

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Watch Out for Immigration Scams

Watch Out for Immigration Scams Immigration Scams Alert: even a victim can face deportation While the government tightens control on immigration, heartless fraudsters are preying upon vulnerable immigrants who are anxious about the uncertainty of their status.  Not only could victims lose thousands of dollars to these immigration scams, worse still, they could run afoul

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Immigration Courts Under Attack by Jeff Sessions and DOJ

Immigration Courts Under Attack by Jeff Sessions and DOJ Judicial Independence in Immigration Courts are Besieged by Jeff Sessions and DOJ. Tearing families apart isn’t the only way in which Attorney General Jeff Sessions attacks the American immigration system.  Since taking office, Sessions and the Justice Department have been interfering with judicial independence in immigration

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USCIS Extends & Expands Suspension of H-1B Visa Premium Processing

USCIS Extends & Expands Suspension of H-1B Visa Premium Processing From September 11, 2018, the USCIS will suspend premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions for an additional 5 months.  Furthermore, the temporary suspension – announced back in March – will be expanded to include all H-1B petitions filed at the Vermont and California Service Centers

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Birthright Citizenship and Kamala Harris

Birthright Citizenship and Kamala Harris People born in the United States are American citizens, regardless of what President Trump claims. Birthright citizenship—enshrined by the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution—guarantees it. Trump recently suggested to the contrary after a Newsweek column erroneously argued that vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris was not a “natural born citizen.” The assertion that

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Frequent Question

Frequent Question One of the Most Frequent Questions We Get Accurate processing time estimates can significantly affect the lives of applicants, employers, and the local communities they support. USCIS should prioritize transparency in its methods while improving the accuracy of processing times. Doing so not only supports the agency’s mission but would support economic and

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Interview with Dr. James Triana

USCIS Policy Change Interview with Dr. James Triana Dr. James Triana contacted us to have an interview with attorney Karen Weinstock about immigration issues and the current situation. He provides national immigration psychological assessments in immigration issues like asylum, domestic violence, and family-based situations. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp

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Nepal- Temporary Protected Status Terminated

Nepal- Temporary Protected Status Terminated Sharing USCIS designation of TPS for Nepal: TPS To Terminate On: June 24, 2019 Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: May 22, 2018 through July 23, 2018 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: Dec. 21, 2018 Continuous Residence Date in U.S. Since: June 24, 2015 Continuous Physical Presence in

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United Nations released information about migrants

United Nations released information about migrants United Nations released information about migrants and their situation globally. A good immigration lawyer can help in most situations. See below info graphics showing specifics. For more information go to their page: http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/infographics Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp Tumblr Pinterest Wordpress Related posts

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Clinica diagnostico migratorio

Clinica diagnostico migratorio Clinica diagnostico migratorio. ¡Queridos hermanos mexicanos! El próximo día 6 de abril estaremos en el Consulado General de México en Atlanta ofreciendo diagnósticos para sus casos de inmigración. Llame al consulado mexicano para reservar su cita al 404-266-2233 EXT. 233, 234, 313. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Facebook Twitter Reddit Linkedin Whatsapp

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