DREAM POLICY-WORK PERMITS FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED
December 9, 2013
Dream Act Law The following article is offered in order to dispel rampant rumor and misinformation regarding the Obama Administration's recent policy statement regarding "prosecutorial discretion" and work permission for immigrants in removal proceedings. No, the DREAM ACT has not become law and NO, there is no "amnesty." Instead, the Administration has announced that it […]
DOL Increasing Audit Frequency In Perm Applications
December 9, 2013
Perhaps due to a perceived lack of legitimate need for certain employees in the economic downturn, or lack of case load in new filings for the same reason, the US Department of Labor has recently increased the number of PERM labor certification cases selected for audit. Since March 2005, the US Department of Labor (DOL) […]
DHS DIO CONCESIÓN A EL ESTATUS DE ACCIÓN DIFERIDA "ACTA PARA UN SUENO" A INMIGRANTE ELEGIBLES
December 9, 2013
En el viernes 15 de Junio del 2012, El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) Secretaria Janet Napolitano anuncio que DHS puede considerar dar la concesión a el estatus de acción diferida (DAS) a los jovenes en los Estados Unidos quienes pudieron haber calificado para la malograda ACTA PARA UN SUENO. En la ausencia de cualquier […]
Denial Of Adjustment Of Status And The 245(K) Controversy
December 9, 2013
The past two years have seen an increase in the rate of denial of applications for adjustment of status. With the denial of these applications, particularly employment-based adjustment of status, the USCIS is almost immediately issuing a Notice to Appear (NTA) in removal proceedings. With the USCIS sending almost all employment cases to the Nebraska […]
Clinton Signs L.I.F.E.
December 9, 2013
On December 21, 2000 President Clinton signed the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act ("LIFE") bill into law. LIFE extends the "grandfathering deadline" of Section 245(i) of the Immigration & Nationality Act ("INA") until April 30, 2001. Section 245(i), which allowed many otherwise ineligible applicants for adjustment of status to apply for and receive green […]
Clinton Signs H-1B Bills into Law
December 9, 2013
In what might have been his last opportunity to pass important immigration legislation, President Clinton signed S. 2045 and H.R. 5362 into law on Tuesday, October 17, 2000. The two bills raise the H-1B cap to 195,000 among other improvements, and raise the INS filing fee by $500.00. While most of the new provisions are […]
