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TO BUILD A BETTER IMMIGRATION SYSTEM CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT

U.S. Businesses rely on their ability to employ foreign nationals to compete efficiently in today’s global market. Particularly critical in this regard are the H-1B program, which permits U. S. employers to retain the temporary services of foreign professionals, and L-1 transfer managers, executives, and other employees with “Specialized Knowledge” from a foreign office to…

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On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Labor announced separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of the permanent labor certification program (PERM). The Justice Department’s settlement resolves its claims that Facebook routinely refused to recruit, consider or hire U.S. workers, a group that includes U.S. citizens,…

An immigrant can lose his Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status when he or she demonstrates his or her intent to no longer reside in the United States as an LPR after departing the United States. In addition, abandonment of LPR status by a parent is imputed to a minor child who is in the parent’s…

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 8 CFR Parts 106, 236, and 274a[CIS No. 2691–21; DHS Docket No. USCIS–2021–0006] RIN 1615–AC64 Deferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsAGENCY: U.S. Citizenship andImmigration Services, DHS.ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. USCIS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on DACA. If finalized as proposed, the NPRM would codify the existing DACA policy with a…

I am proud to announce that I have been nominated to Co-Chair the AILA NY Asylum Committee 2021-2022. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA member attorneys represent the U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family…

As a law enforcement official, you play an important role in the application process for U nonimmigrant status (also known as a U visa). The U visa can be a key tool to support your case. The U visa can help certain crime victims feel safer reporting crimes, so that they may be more willing…

On April 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 141 S. Ct. 1474(2021), holding unequivocally that a Notice to Appear (NTA)—the charging document thatcommences immigration court removal proceedings—must contain the time and place of thehearing in a single document in order to trigger the stop-time rule in cancellation of removalcases, and that…