A new USCIS Foreign "Entrepreneur in Residence" program is aimed at capitalizing on foreign entrrpreneurship to promote job creation and facilitate the process of EB-5 (foreing investors), EB-2 (advanced degree / exceptional ability) and L-1B (intra company...
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a nationwide 7 day "Cross Check" enforcement operation and as a result, arrested 2,901 convicted criminal aliens. Almost half of those arrested had multiple convictions, nearly 1,900 had committed felony crimes, 42 were...
The 115-page order upheld most of the sections in HB 56, including those that allow the “reasonable suspicion” searches during traffic stops and require public schools to check the status of incoming students. Sections blocked included those that make it illegal to...
The Obama administration announced its plans to focus on the removal of high-priority cases such as convicted felons, known gang members and those with egregious immigration violations. The Administration has noted that while the focus will be on deporting...
Take a look at my article that was just published by the International Law Quarterly where I discuss traveler programs that can improve your travel experience abroad and address efforts by DHS and TSA to encourage international visitors and workers to the U.S....
DHS has published the first of many regulations to streamline its processing of benefit requests. The regualtions eliminate the need for outdated paper forms and encourage users to file online. You can comment at uscis.gov until October 28, 2011. The new regulation...
RIDE ("Records and Information for DMVs) has been introduced as another antifraud measure of E-Verify, online employment eligibility program. Mississippi was the first state to adopt RIDE, and so far over 25,000 driver's licenses have been validated. Look out for...
A federal judge blocked sections of Georgia's HB 87, a law targeting illegal immigration, including a provision that authorized police to check the immigration status of suspects without proper identification and to detain illegal immigrants. However, most of the...