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Blog Posts in 2015
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Posted on Dec 17, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
Late night on 12/15/2015, Congress released its Omnibus Appropriation Bill, which funds the government until the end of this fiscal year, September 30, 2016. The bill includes a number of immigration ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2015 By
Over the last few weeks, immigration has become the focus of a national debate that has included countless political pundits, presidential candidates, and President Obama himself. Much of this newest ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
After Congress’ inability to pass immigration reform of any kind, there was much excitement in the immigrant community when, as a result, President Obama announced immigration executive action ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2015 By
In a disheartening development for our immigrant community, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled to uphold the suit against President Obama's 2014 immigration executive orders. The ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
As it has done so many times in the past, Congress passed a stop-gap measure which continues funding the government at current levels. The resolution reauthorized three visa programs and the E-Verify ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
When the President announced immigration executive action in November 2014, the focus was mostly on legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants and most paid little or no attention to the remainder ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
In an effort to comply with its own security standards, USCIS is abandoning its legacy e-filing system and will replace it with the Electronic Immigration System. The last day for filing under the old ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2015 By Shanti Chadeesingh
Despite the questions surrounding whether President Obama’s decision to offer deferred action for certain parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (“DAP”) will be ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
On June 24th the Secretary of Homeland Security designated Nepal for temporary protected status following the devastating earthquake which occured in that country on April 25th. As a result, eligible ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
Not all immigration news are bad or controversial. Today I am pleased to report good news. Beginning May, 26, 2015, certain H-4 dependent spouses may apply for employment authoriaztion. H-4 dependent ...
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Posted on May 27, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
On November 21, 2014 the President announced executive action which would have potentially provided work authorization for nearly five million undocumented immigrants. Shortly thereafter, 26 states ...
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Posted on May 13, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
New Version of Form I-129 : Beginning Friday, May 1, 2015, USCIS will only accept the latest version of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (edition: 10/23/14). The edition date is printed ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
USCIS announced it has reached its annual H-1b cap today. The press release is below. If you are a client of the firm and if you or one of your employees is an H-1b applicant, call our office to find ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2015 By Joseph Thurdekoos
How do I find someone who has been detained by ICE? Few situations cause more fear than learning a family member has been detained by ICE (Immigration Customs and Enforcement). There are several ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2015 By Richard Maney
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and 70 other mayors have petitioned the court to lift the injunction against the deferred action executive actions taken by ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
An appeals court set a hearing for April 17, 2015 to decide whether the temporary hold on the President’s deferred action programs should be lifted. The injunction was issued at the request of ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
According to the American Immigration Council, the House Judiciary Committee signed off on a bill, believe it or not, the “Comprehensive Mass Deportation Act.” Although the American public ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
The USCIS announced it will accept H-1b petitions for fiscal year 2016 beginning April 1, 2016. The congressionally mandated cap on H-1b visas remains at 65,000. As every year, the first 20,000 H-1b ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received information about a scam by which individuals claiming to work for ICE’s Detention Reporting and Information Line target noncitizens via ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
On February 17, 2015, U.S. district Judge Andrew Hanen imposed an injunction on President Obama’s immigration executive action, preventing the implementation of the expanded DACA and upcoming ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2015 By Shanti Chadeesingh
Attention! The grant of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvadorians living in the United States was extended for 18 months, from March 10, 2015, through Sept. 9, 2016. However, the deadline for ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2015 By Shanti Chadeesingh
After a much anticipated wait, Congress has finally voted to enact a full-year funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. It is a "clean" bill, meaning that it doesn't contain ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appears to be making good on one of the promises made by the President when he announced immigration executive action last fall. USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2015 By Richard Maney
In a dazzling display of anti-Hispanic fervor, the Republican Party has orchestrated a lawsuit filed by Republican governors aimed directly at separating US citizen children from their Hispanic ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2015 By Christian G. A. Zeller
On February 16, 2015, a Texas district court judge issued an injunction against the President’s executive action on prosecutorial discretion, otherwise known as DAPA and expanded DAPA. Judge ...
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