Eric Holder vacated the BIA’s order and remanded the matter to the BIA to determine whether and how the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act impacts respondent’s eligibility for cancellation of removal, see Matter of Dorman. DOJ Secretary Eric Holder announced that he has vacated — or essentially wiped…
Expect more states to follow this trend. Virginia has joined the list of states requiring certain companies contracting with the state to enroll in and use the E-Verify program. SB 1049, recently approved by Governor McDonnell, adds a new section 2.2-4308.2 to the Code of Virginia. A spokesperson for the…
This was long overdue but here are the latest on the Tri Valley story. A federal grand jury here has indicted the president of a Pleasanton, Calif., university on 33-criminal counts, charging her with an array of violations, including visa fraud, money laundering and alien harboring, as a result of…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has fully implemented the Secure Mail Initiative (SMI), which uses U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation to deliver certain immigration documents in a safe, secure and timely manner. This is made possible by a partnership between USCIS and the USPS. The…
The Department of State (DOS) has issued a regulation that broadens the authority of consular officers to revoke a visa at any time subsequent to issuance of the visa, including when the individual is already in the U.S. Additionally, the regulation allows consular officers and designated officials within DOS to…
We all agree he needs to do more for Immigration. Obama and his aides met for an hour in the White House Roosevelt Room with a dozen people, including actresses Eva Longoria and America Ferrera and several hosts of Hispanic news programs. Attendees said the president reminded the group of…
The Labor Department just announced protocols for certifying U visa applications, and that the U visa certification process will be handled by the Wage and Hour Division’s regional administrators. What is a U Visa The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 created two new nonimmigrant visas for…
As leaders in NAFTA visa processing we like to update our readers on different visa categories and updates. This article is provided by our TN Visa Lawyer, Attorney Andrew Desposito. For many who come to the U.S. seeking work, there are only so many visas through which they may legally…
This is a great article by our Attorney Ekaterina Powell, Esq., she has been very involved in H1B DOL audits in the past few months as we defend our employer clients. The number of Labor Condition Application compliance investigations of the H-1B employers by the Department of Labor (DOL) is…
Another blow to the H1B program. According to Computer World, the cables being released by WikiLeaks are shedding some light on fraud in the H-1B visa application process in countries that don’t get much attention for it — Mexico, Libya and Iceland. The reports so far are a collection of…