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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 […]

Title 42’s End May Be in Sight. Good Riddance.

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.

ICE hace que pagar la fianza sea extremadamente difĂ­cil. Esta demanda quiere cambiar eso.

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 The fate of Afghan evacuees, Dreamers, farmworkers and others who are stuck in our outdated immigration system hinges in the short term on whether crucial legislation can be passed before […]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

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 […]