Navigating Your H1B Journey: Essential Tips and Winning Strategies for Post-Lottery Petition Filings.
Making it through the H-1B lottery is only the first step. The real challenge lies in crafting and submitting a strong petition that secures USCIS approval. In this webinar, we’ll share practical strategies for preparing a compelling H-1B cap petition, minimizing the risk of Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and maximizing your chances of success. SPEAKERS: […]
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: It is the Perfect Time for Indian and Chinese Nationals to Apply
Author: Maryjoy Chuba The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a significant pathway for foreign investors to gain U.S. permanent residency by investment. It was established in 1990 with the goal to promote the U.S. economy through the infusion of foreign capital and the generation of jobs. Foreign investors can choose between Direct Investment and Regional […]
Unlocking the Future of Innovation: The New O-1 Visa Updates You Need to Know.
Author: Dobrina M. Ustun, Esq. “I am referring to bringing in via legal immigration the top ~0.1% of engineering talent as being essential for America to keep winning.” — Elon Musk This quote from Elon Musk resonates powerfully with the recent updates to the USCIS Policy Manual for O-1 visa holders and applicants. Enacted on […]
USCIS Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for its Extreme Delays in Processing Waivers
Many families in the United States live in a frightening limbo when processing delays prevent one family member from becoming a lawful permanent resident. A lawsuit was recently filed against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of 248 people, and a class of tens of thousands more, to end the delays, which have […]
Texas Drunk Driving Laws and Penalties
Texas law does not take kindly to drunk driving, and it have the penalties to match. Even so, the Texas Department of Transportation reports that somebody dies in a crash involving alcohol every eight and a half hours. That’s nearly three people every day, and that doesn’t even include the seriously injured. Texas law allows a […]
Immigrant Workers Who Report Labor Violations Will Be Protected Under This New Policy
Immigrant workers who are the victims of labor exploitation are often faced with a difficult choice. They can either stay quiet out of fear of deportation or come forward to report coercive conduct. Looming over that choice is the possibility that the employer may retaliate by calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or take […]
Title 42’s End May Be in Sight. Good Riddance.
More than two and a half years after it began, the “public health” policy known as Title 42 may finally be nearing an end. On Monday, a coalition of GOP-led states submitted a last-ditch request to the Supreme Court asking the Justices to halt a court order from a federal judge in Washington, D.C. who […]
ICE Makes Paying Bond Extremely Difficult. This Lawsuit Wants to Change That.
One might think that posting bond in the immigration system is a straightforward process. Immigration authorities set bond. A person pays the bond amount, and the incarcerated person is released. In reality, nothing could be farther from the truth. The process for posting bond is unclear across the board, resulting in confusion among those attempting […]
Time Is Running Out for Congress to Act on Immigration This Year
Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking as time runs out on the current Congress. The fate of Afghan evacuees, Dreamers, farmworkers and others who are stuck in our outdated immigration system hinges in the short term on whether crucial legislation can be passed before […]
ICE Fails to Justify Solitary Confinement Placements and Identify Vulnerable Populations
Solitary confinement is widely criticized as a cruel and unnecessary practice. It’s largely unsupported by the public as a disciplinary measure and badly in need of reform. On October 26, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on solitary confinement practices used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It highlighted the dangers of […]
