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Court Rules “Sanctuary Cities” Entitled to Public Safety Grants
Washington, D.C. – April 22, 2018: In the latest court decision between the White House and “sanctuary cities”, the Court of Appeals of the Seventh Circuit has decided that the federal executive branch may not withhold public safety grants from cities purely for their refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement. The three-judge panel determined that Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions exceeded his authority in withholding these funds, which are disbursed by the Department of Justice, finding that this authority properly rests with the legislative branch and the U.S. Congress…
USCIS Enforces Chance of Profit in EB-5 Investments
Washington, D.C. – April 20, 2018: Not only do EB-5 investments need to show a risk of loss under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) rules, but they also need a chance for gain. Although early EB-5 court cases focused on cases where the investment was not at-risk because the deal structure essentially eliminated the risk of loss, three decisions by the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) of USCIS reinforce the rule that an EB-5 investor must also be eligible for a chance of profit or gain…
EB-5 Regional Center Visas to Resume Availability in May, as USCIS Improves Processing Times
Washington, D.C. – April 2, 2018: The recent enactment on March 23, 2018 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 once again extended the EB-5 Regional Center program without material changes. The omnibus spending bill, which lasts until September 30, 2018, has created another window for the EB-5 Regional Center category and other immigration programs…
DOS Proposes Demand for Five Years of Social Media and Communications History
EB-5 investors and other immigrant applicants may soon find themselves providing the U.S. immigration authorities with detailed histories of their online social media accounts, according to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) to update its electronic Form DS-260 for immigrant visa application…
USCIS Reaches FY 2019 H-1B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has reached the congressionally mandated maximum number of new H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2019. This is referred to as the “cap” on H-1B visas. The H-1B cap was reached in 5 days, between April 2 and April 6, 2018. The USCIS has not yet revealed the total number of cases filed for FY 2019…
USCIS Issues Policy Memorandum Designating Matter of S-P-, Inc. as an Adopted Decision
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2018 – On 03/19/2018, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS) issued a policy memorandum designating Matter of S-P-, Inc., as an adopted Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) decision. The AAO held that a beneficiary who worked abroad for a qualifying multinational organization for at least one year, entered the U.S. to work for an affiliated U.S…
O-1/EB-1A Support Letters and Current RFE Trends
Washington, D.C., March 7, 2018 – The American Immigration Lawyers Association recently held a webinar to discuss the O-1 and EB-1A visa processes for individuals in the science and business fields. Some of the topics discussed were the importance of support letters and current USCIS RFE trends…
USCIS to Suspend Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday that premium processing requests will not be accepted for cases filed pursuant to the fiscal year 2019 (FY19) H-1B Cap, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. Any request for premium processing (form I-907) filed with a cap-subject H-1B petition will be rejected. If only one check is submitted with a cap-subject H-1B petition, combining the I-129 and I-907 premium processing fees, the entire petition will be rejected…
Proposed EB-5 Bill: EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa and Regional Center Comprehensive Reform Act (“EB-5 CRA”)
Washington, D.C. – March 9, 2018: Yesterday, Congress released a working draft of a new bill to reform the EB-5 visa program. The bill proposes several important changes to current law and also allows for new processes intended to help streamline the application process…
Current EB-5 Legislative and Regulatory Landscape
Washington, D.C., March 8, 2018: February has passed without new EB-5 rulemaking proposals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Although this marks a schedule slip from its previous “02/00/2018” final action date, the absence of DHS rulemaking could indicate a “wait and see” approach to the Congressional immigration debate…..
USCIS Moves to Limit H-1B Third Party Placements
Washington, D.C. – February 27, 2018: U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced late last week that that it was imposing stricter requirements for companies that rely on H-1B workers. H-1B visas are the main skilled worker visa for professionals and specialized knowledge workers to the U.S. At present, an H-1B employer can, under certain circumstances, place that foreign worker at a third party work-site of another U.S. employer….
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