Arguing against immigration policies that force foreign-born innovators to leave the United States, a new study to be released on Tuesday shows that immigrants played a role in more than three out of four patents at the nation’s top research universities. Conducted by the Partnership for a New American Economy,…
These are major News!! The court struck down three portions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law on Monday, but allowed one of the key provisions to stand in a highly anticipated split decision. The Supreme Court stated that Arizona overstepped its authority by creating state crimes targeting illegal immigrants. One provision…
We get a lot of inquiries from individuals interested in applying for green card through EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) category. Attorney Ekaterina Powell from our office has prepared this summary of important considerations when filing EB-2 NIW application. You may be eligible for an employment-based, second preference green card,…
This information may be interesting to people and advocates who are planning on filing for benefits under this program in the near future (hopefully mid August), this is regarding a call we got from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) yesterday. It seems that ICE HQ in Washington are pre-selecting candidates…
A memo was released recently through the National Foundation for American Policy which provided a revealing analysis in which data reveals high denial rates for L-1 and H-1b petitions submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Analysis of new data obtained from USCIS reveals the agency has dramatically increased…
The Pew Research Center survey and accompanying report says Asian-Americans now make up 5.8 percent of the nation’s population, up from less than 1 percent in 1965, when the modern immigration wave from Asia began. Asians recently passed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the U.S. In…
Very Important information: DREAMers NOT currently in proceedings ( should NOT apply affirmatively for Deferred Action at this time. USCIS has stated that they will begin accepting affirmative applications by mid-August—stay tuned to our Blog for information about when this affirmative process will be available. USCIS has stated that they…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association released a great point by point discussion list for the new Policy, here is something to consider: This action by the Department of Homeland Security stops the unjust deportation of promising youth— These are some of the most compelling victims of our broken immigration system.…
Since President Obama signed the E2 Investor Visa Bill with Israel, we get a lot of questions from prospective applicants as to when can they start applying for the Visa. The most updated information on this subject was provided at the American Immigration Lawyers Association National Conference in Nashville, TN,…
We just got the word that a major announcement will be made shortly. DHS will formally announce this morning that it will offer deferred action to DREAMers. Who are these DREAMers? These are kids who were brought to this country illegally by their parents or perhaps another relative. They had…