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7.01.09
H2B TEMPORARY WORKER INFORMATION FOR ENTERTAINERS
The
Department of Labor answers specific questions
regarding H2B visas for entertainers. >>[See
DOL
FAQ]
7.01.09
NEW ICERT IS MANDATORY . ALL LCA'S, PERMS, and
H2A DOL FILINGS DONE AT ICERT Today
we tried to assist a client with a new LCA and
spent a couple of hours getting them onto the
new system. Enjoy:)!, its at http://icert.doleta.gov.
7.01.09
ICE ISSUED 652 AUDIT NOTICES TODAY I-9
compliance ensures that employees hired show documentation
of legal authorization to work in the US within
3 days of hiring. ICE is started auditing 652
businesses today; that is more than all of last
year combined. >>[See ICE
Report]
6.29.09
FBI NAME CHECKS USCIS
reports that the name check completed at the FBI
for permanent resident applicants and others is
eliminated; the backlog had caused a 4-5 year
delay in some cases. >>[See USCIS
Release]
6.29.09
I-9 GUIDANCE 2/2/09
version of the I-9 remains valid while new form
is approved. >>[ See USCIS
Report]
5.14.09
H1B COUNT STAYS CREEPS TO 45,500 . Graduation
this week, so maybe, ...
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SITE .
UNTIL
Later, THE CASES WILL NOT BE CURRENT CASES BUT IMPORTANT
CASES WE ARE POSTING AS BACKGROUND INFORMATION HERE,
with some important recent cases noted ..
WERNER
. Visa Waiver Program . Visitors
who entered the United States without a visa (under
the Visa Waiver Program) are not eligible for bond
redetermination in front of the IJ; USCIS bond stands.
[BIA
July 1, 2009]
SERRANO
. Employee Rights/Immigration Status . Company
could not request information on employees' immigration
status after they filed a class action wage complaint.
[N.J.Super.
May 20, 2009]
TAING
. FAMILY . WIDOW'S PENALTY . INA doesn't
refer to "surviving spouse" when talking
specifically of a spouse of a U.S. citizen who has
died, even; Court finds contrary to BIA precedent
that, because the term "spouse" is used
to references spouses of those dead or alive in
other instances in INA, it does so for purposes
of petitioning spouse who passes before petition
is complete. Wow. Nice. [CA1
May 20, 2009]
CHARLES
. POST-ORDER DETENTION . LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS .
Haiti asked the U.S. to suspend removals
for three years because of storms, but the U.S.
has not agreed to the suspension and it is foreseeable
that the immigrant will be removed in the reasonable
future, though the immigrant has been detained longer
than six months post-order. [M.D.Fla.
April 28, 2009]
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General
Enforcement, general news, etc.
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Temporary Visas
Short stays of one week to six months
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5.12.09
CROSS OVER IS A MOVIE ABOUT IMMIGRATION
LIFE & ATTORNEYS
>>[See URBAN
TULSA WEEKLY STORY]
5.12.09
CAT STEVENS CONCERT>>
[See
REUTERS
STORY]
4.30.09 JUDGE SOUTER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT>>
[US
January 12, 2005], [More] |
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5.20.2009 WHTI TRAVEL DOCUMENT REMINDERS AND STATES
FLEXIBILITY
>>[See CBP
RELEASE]
5.20.2009 STATE DEPT. COMMENTS ON STUDENT INSURANCE>>[See
STATE
DEPT. RELEASE]
5.20.2009
STATE DEPT. COMMENTS ON VISITOR VISAS FOR MISSIONARIES
>>[See STATE
DEPT. CABLE] |
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Permanent Residence
Families, Employment, Self-Sponsors
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Naturalization
Three to five years after permanent residence
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5.20.2009 I-90 MEMORANDUM, RENEWING GREEN CARDS
DURING PROCEEDINGS >>[See
USCIS
MEMO]
5.15.2009
USCIS TELLS IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS THAT GREEN CARD
PRODUCTION WILL SLOW
5.13.2009
USCIS CONSOLIDATES INFORMATION/POSITIONS ON "UNLAWFUL
PRESENCE" IN NEW MEMO >>[See
USCIS
MEMO] |
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5.13.2009
USCIS CLARIFIES "RESIDENCE" FOR NATURALIZATION
APPLICANTS>>[See
USCIS
ANSWER]
5.12.09
BIA REMINDS US THAT STEP CHILDREN ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY
FOR CITIZENSHIP THAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE
>> [See BIA
CASE]
4.30.09
USCIS FAQ . NATURALIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY
>>[See
USCIS
RELEASE] |
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Removal
Crime, detention, bond, removal proceedings
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Country Conditions
How country conditions affect applications
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5.20.2009
PRES.
OBAMA'S BUDGET HAS 30% INCREASE FOR ICE ENFORCEMENT
IN LOCAL JAIL>>[See
YAHOO
STORY]
5.20.2009 I-90 MEMORANDUM >>[See
USCIS
MEMO]
5.13.2009
CUBAN IN DETENTION WITH CANCER PASSED AWAY >>
[See ICE
REPORT] |
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5.13.2009
HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS IN SRI LANKA ADDRESSED BY
DOS AGAIN >>[See
DOS
REPORT]
4.28.2009
. TPS FOR BURUNDI ENDS MAY 2 >>[See
USCIS
INFO]
4.28.09
ASYLUM ALERT . DEPT of STATE and SRI LANKA
Dept of State calls for an end of hostilities in
Sri Lanka >>[DOS
REPORT] |
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Employers
I-9's, enforcement, etc.
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Criminal Issues
Crimes that lead to removability
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5.03.09
SUPREME COURT SAYS USE OF FICTICIOUS NAMES IS
NOT ID THEFT; AZ SAYS IN AZ IT IS >>
[See KPHO
NEWS STORY]
4.30.09
NEW ENFORCEMENT POLICY TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYERS
>>[See DHS
REPORT]
4.27.09
ICE & EMPLOYERS IMAGE . >>[See
LEGAL
BLOG]
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4.20.09 CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE . Child
Porn Conviction is CIMT >> [CA9
April 20, 2009]
4.20.09 AGGRAVATED FELONY . Assault under California
Penal Code §
69 is not Crime of Violence
>>[CA9
April 20, 2009, unpublished]
4.20.09
RE-ENTRY AFTER REMOVAL . ID EVIDENCE SUPRESSED BECAUSE
OBTAINED IN ILLEGAL SEARRCH >> [C.D.Ill
April 20, 2009] |
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Investors
Multinational Executives
Permanent and temporary visas
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Family/Fiances
Get your family here to the U.S.
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3.20.2009
INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
>> [USCIS
Release]
1.2.2009
Investor filings (including Regional Center filings)
go to California Service Center >> [USCIS
Release]
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5.13.2009
USCIS CLARIFIES THAT MARRIAGES IN A REFUGEE CAMP
MAY BE VALID FOR IMMIGRATION.
>>[See
USCIS
ANSWER]
5.1.09
WIDOW PENALTY INVALID IN 6th & 9th CIRCUITS
>>[See
SSAD RELEASE]
4.29.09
USCIS FAQ ON K VISAS (Fiances and Family) >>[See
USCIS
RELEASE] |
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Politics & Legislation
What's changing, ..
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Consular Affairs
Information/Reports from U.S. Posts
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4.30.09
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN RHODE ISLAND WANTS EMPLOYERS
PLEDGE . >>
[See BOSTON.COM
STORY]
3.9.09
ARIZONA EMPLOYMENT LAW STANDS >> [See
East
Valley Tribune Story]
10.10.08
TEXAS REQUIRES LEGAL STATUS FOR DRIVERS LICENSE
>>[NEWS
STORY]
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04.28.09 US EMBASSIES IN MEXICO CLOSED FOR SWINT
FLU
04.23.09 MEXICO . Department
of State letter with instructions on processing
cases thru Cuidad Juarez. >>[See DOS
INSTRUCTIONS] [See USCIS
INSTRUCTIONS]
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more .. |
Students/Scholars
Come to study or train
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Professionals/Labor Cert'n
Work in the U.S. as a permanent resident
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