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Update on Immigration-related Amendments to the House Budget Bill

February 22, 2011

The last week the House has been debating a budget bill to keep the government open for the remainder of the year (ending September 30). The US budget is always from October 1 thuough September 30 the following year. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) introduced last week H.R. 1, commonly referred to as the continuing resolution…

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New Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card

February 15, 2011

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced (Febr 11, 2011) that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents.…

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Arizona governor countersues federal government

February 14, 2011

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer filed a counter-lawsuit against the federal government last week (Febr 10, 2011) for failing to control the border and enforce immigration laws, and for sticking the state with huge costs for jailing illegal immigrants who commit crimes. This is an interesting move. After his state was challenged by the Federal Government…

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Study finds jump in immigration prosecutions

February 9, 2011

New data shows the Obama administration and immigration enforcement (ICE) has sharply increased immigration prosecutions. An analysis compiled by a private group using government data also found that there has been a decline in the Justice Department’s felony prosecutions aside from immigration cases, particularly outside the Southwest. The study was released on February 1, 2011…

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Jobs!

February 2, 2011

With all the job applications pouring in and all the Summer Associates asking to work here I was given this link by another lawyer and I feel sharing it as it addresses several issues common to job interviews, be it in the international field or not. Now, there are essentially 3 questions every hiring manager…

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Visa Bulletin For January 2011

January 11, 2011

1. The Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers published by US Federal Government during January 2011. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number. Immediately that it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental requests for numbers will…

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Immigration to the United States Is Back Up

December 16, 2010

As previously reported on our blog, the number of deportations of illegal immigrants from the U.S. rose from around 390.000 in 2009 to more than 392.000 in 2010. According to today’s NY Times, a new study now found that the flow of immigrants to the United States has resumed, after falling to the lowest level…

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Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office und Sheriff Joe Arpaio werden vom US-Justizministerium angeklagt

September 3, 2010

Einer Pressemitteilung des US-Justizministeriums zufolge haben die USA am 2. September durch ihre Anwaelte Klage gegen das im U.S. Bundesstaat Arizona gelegene Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Maricopa County, und Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio erhoben. Der Anklageschrift zufolge haben die Beklagten mehrfach die Kooperation mit den Bundesbehoerden im Rahmen von Ermittlungen moeglicher Buergerrechtsverletzungen hinsichtlich…

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USCIS: H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase

August 27, 2010

On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14,…

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Visa Bulletin for September 2010

August 17, 2010

Visa Bulletin for September 2010 is published and great news for Green Card applicants: Processing time jumped up! The Visa bulletin summarizes every month the availability of immigrant numbers during September. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration…

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