For this month’s staff spotlight, we invite you to learn more about Legal Assistant, Reagan Volkman. Ms. Volkman was born and raised in San Diego, California. She pursued her studies at Cuyamaca and Grossmont College graduating in December 2014 with degrees in History, the German language, and Paralegal Studies. She is…
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Staff Spotlight: Paralegal Maya Elkain
For this month’s staff spotlight, we invite you to learn more about Paralegal, Maya Elkain. Ms. Elkain began her journey with the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick in 2014 as an intern. She quickly learned the ins and outs of employment based immigration law and was offered a position.…
The Upsides and Downsides to the Proposed Rule to Retain EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting Highly-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
On Thursday, December 31, 2015 the Department of Homeland Security published a new proposed rule affecting highly skilled immigrant and non-immigrant workers alike. The proposed rule, introduced in last week’s federal register, aims to improve the ability of American employers to hire and retain highly skilled workers waiting to receive…
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District Court Denies Request for Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Syrian Re-Settlement Program in Texas First Family of Syrian Refugees Arrives in Canada In their December suit, Texas Health and Human Services Commission V. United States, et, al., the state of Texas alleged that the United States government and the…
Op-Ed: Why Revising the K-1 Fiancé Visa and AOS Process Doesn’t Make Sense
Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani citizen, and her husband Syed Rizwan Farook, a naturalized United States Citizen, are known globally as the couple behind the San Bernardino shootings, which took the lives of 14 people and left 21 injured. Twenty-eight-year-old Syed Farook was identified as an environmental health services inspector employed…
Staff Spotlight: Katie Foley, Case Manager and Paralegal
It is our pleasure to introduce our readers to our esteemed Paralegal and Case Manager Katie Foley who has worked at the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick since 2010. Ms. Foley, originally from Santa Cruz, California holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies from Cal State East Bay and…
House Votes to Increase Security Checks for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Amid Paris Attacks
Last week, in a 289-137 vote the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill that would require a comprehensive background check to be conducted for every Syrian and Iraqi seeking refugee admission to the United States. Among its provisions, the bill, better known as the American Security…
AILA Government Open Forum Updates
By Yingfei Zhou, Esq. Last week, attorneys Yingfei Zhou, Esq. and Marie Puertollano, Esq. from our office attended the 28th AILA California Chapter Conference on Immigration Law held in San Diego, California. Together, they brought our audiences the latest updates on various issues discussed at the government open forums. USCIS…
December Visa Bulletin: Announcements and Projections EB-2 India, EB-2 and EB-3 China, F-2A, and F-2B
The December visa bulletin was recently released by the DOS on November 9, 2015. For the month of December CIS has announced that family based applicants must use the ‘date of filing’ chart to determine when their adjustment of status applications may be filed. This means that for family based…
5 Frequently Asked Questions
In this blog we are answering 5 of your most frequently asked questions received on our social media platforms and our website. Please remember that every case is different and every immigration journey is unique. You should not compare your situation to anyone else’s. We hope that our answers will…