Former INS Attorney Carl Shusterman has been writing an immigration blog on a regular basis since 1996.
The DHS has recorded a series of 14 short videos which explain to employers the basics of completing and storing I-9 forms. The videos also instruct employers how to comply with antidiscrimination laws in the I-9 process. Having conducted over 100 I-9 seminars for employers since 1986, and creating I-9 videos, it always distresses me […]
In response to Congress’ failure to fix our broken immigration system, President Obama has promised to take action regarding immigration before the end of the summer. While most of the speculation concerning what the President may do centers on an expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the “Parole-in-Place” system, recent […]
Imagine having an agency of the US government separate you from your only child. It all started when Mrs. Morales’ brother got his girlfriend pregnant in Mexico. They had a son together, but his girlfriend died during childbirth. He drove the child across the border to the US, and his sister and her husband, both […]
On June 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States in Scialabba v. DeOsorio, in a 5-4 decision, reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and ruled that the “automatic conversion” clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) does not provide benefits to most immigrant families. As […]
On June 5, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced the process for persons who have received work permits (EADs) under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs to renew their DACA status and work permits for another 2 years. Also, in this article, we describe the process by which persons in DACA status can obtain […]
Proposed DHS regulation which would allow certain H-4 spouses to get EADs.
We expect the Supreme Court to issue a decision on our CSPA lawsuit, Mayorkas v. DeOsorio, very soon, possibly on June 2. While we lawyers argue over the meaning of terms like “retention”, “automatic conversion”, and “appropriate category”, the issue in this case can be summarized as follows: Are children who have stood in line for […]
H-1B lotteries to choose professional employees? Is this the best we can do? On April 10, 2014, the USCIS announced that they had received approximately 172,500 cap-subject H-1B petitions during the first week of April, over twice the number of H-1Bs (85,000) that can be granted under the law. For the first time in the 20+ year […]
The State Department has made numerous changes to its website, and these changes can be a great help to intending visitors, students and workers from other countries. One example is the “Visa Wizard”. The Visa Wizard is a guide to help foreign-born persons understand which visa category might be right for them. Although the Visa […]
On December 10, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments concerning who benefits from the “Retention of Priority Date” clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA).
