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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program “Secure Communities” was activated in the following counties as of April 12, 2011: Allegany, Garrett, and Washington. Currently, all counties in Maryland use the program except Montgomery, Wicomico and Baltimore City. Frederick County and Anne Arundel County participate in the 287(g) program,…
Seventh part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for in Immigration in 2011.” Topic #7: Attacks on the 14th Amendment The proposal by Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) to revoke portions of the14th amendment which gave automatic citizenship to…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 7th, 2011, 5,900 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 7th, 2011,…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the May 2011 Visa Bulletin. The May 2011 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
As Congress continues its budgetary deadlock, the possibility of a government shutdown looms larger by the minute. If Congress is unable to reach accord on Friday, the government will close at midnight, Saturday April 9. In general, if the government shuts down for budgetary reasons, all but “essential” government are…
The following information has been provided by AILA, the American Immigration Lawyers Association. As Congress continues its budgetary deadlock, the possibility of a government shutdown looms larger by the minute. If Congress is unable to reach accord on Friday, the government will close at midnight, Saturday April 9. In general,…
Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public School System (PGCPS) was found to be in violation of the regulations governing the H-1B temporary foreign workers visa program after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. The investigation in PGCPS’s practice of the H-1B program revealed 1,044 teachers…
Sixth part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for in Immigration in 2011.” Topic #6: Limiting the Opportunity for a Fair Hearing and Due Process One of the most basic and fundamental rights we as citizens have been…