USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced that a newly redesigned Naturalization Certificate with heightened security features will be distributed to over half of a million new citizens next year. The inclusion of digitalized photos, embedded signatures and new ink...
Immigration
ICE Memo Discourages Actions at Sensitive Locations
A memo from Julie Myers, the Assistant Secretary at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has recently been posted to the USCIS web site. In the memo, dated July 3, 2008, Ms. Myers informs all special agents and field office directors to "refrain from...
USCIS Adjusted Immigration Fees Take Effect This Month
Beginning November 23rd, overall fees for USCIS immigration benefits will experience an increase of ten percent, with naturalization applications undergoing no change and the fees for six individual applications experiencing a decrease. The fee adjustment ruling comes...
U.S. Court of Appeals Issues Mandate Concerning Immigrant Religious Workers
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned an injunction allowing special immigrant religious workers to file their Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, concurrently with the Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian,...
Justice Department Settles Discrimination Allegations
The Justice Department announced that a settlement has been reach regarding allegations that Catholic Healthcare West, (CHW), the eighth largest hospital provider in the country, engaged in "citizenship status discrimination" throughout their employment processes. CHW...
Justice Department Settles Discrimination Allegations
The Justice Department announced that a settlement has been reach regarding allegations that Catholic Healthcare West, (CHW), the eighth largest hospital provider in the country, engaged in "citizenship status discrimination" throughout their employment processes. CHW...
E-Verify Updates
This month, we’re continuing our update on the E-Verify system. Some employers use designated third party agents to process their E-verify inquiries. USCIS has noted some concerns with the procedures used by these agents and is working on a new MOU for designated...
Considerations When Sending Workers Abroad
I recently gave a presentation on international employment and global talent migration at the African Business Summit, held at the University of North Florida on September 17, 2010. In that presentation, I addressed the complex issues involved in sending employees to...