Recently, the Israeli government approved a proposal from Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar for American investors who wish to visit Israel on a more frequent basis. It is a new arrangement that is part of a recent program to allow Israelis seeking to invest in the U.S. and who wish to…
It is that time of year where companies and individuals are preparing to send their cases to US Immigration to apply for an H-1B visa. Last year the entire cap was filled in the first week of filing, meaning many people were left out and could not get an H-1b…
By Andrew Desposito (an Irish-American immigration attorney) While many will be celebrating the holiday wearing green clothing, eating or drinking green food and celebrating with some Irish music, today is also a day for many Irish-Americans to remember why this day is celebrated. Most Irish-Americans in the United States are…
House Republicans took aim at President Barack Obama’s immigration policy’s that allows young undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States. The ENFORCE Act, which passed 233 to 181, is not about immigration exclusively. The bill goes after Obama for alleged overreach on a variety of issues, including the Affordable…
For those who will go through the marriage petition process, the very end of the process comes at the interview for your green card. During the interview the immigration officer asks the beneficiary if they have ever lied to them for an immigration benefit. This question tends to come early…
Today in a town hall-style meeting in Washington DC designed to showcase his health reform law for the Latino community, President Barack Obama told those who attended that he was powerless to stop mass expulsions of illegal immigrants, which has prompted one Latino advocacy group to brand him “deporter in…
More than 500 leaders for the networks of young immigrants, frustrated with House Republicans’ failure to move on immigration this year so far, have decided to turn their protests on President Obama in an effort to pressure him to act unilaterally to stop deportations. Months of lobbying, rallies and sit-in…
Recent hearings in the House of Representatives are showing us that the focus is not on solving the issues to pass immigration reform but focused on past problems that have been debated about before. In one House hearing before the Homeland Security committee, Secretary Jeh Johnson laid out his vision…
Reflecting back on the State of the Union Address, it has been a month since President Obama said he was not afraid of using his executive powers to make sure immigration reform will happen. There is pressure on President Obama from those whose favor he curried heading into the 2012…
Recently, USCIS posted on its website that those who were given DACA in August are coming up on the expiration of their deferred action. The recent post notifies individuals that If you wish to renew your deferred action for another two year period, Form I-821D must be submitted to USCIS…