Sunday, April 29, 2018

Dozens of Central Americans expected to ask for asylum at U.S. border today

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-central-americans-asylum-20180429-story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Saturday, April 28, 2018

1,488 U.S. Citizens Mistakenly Arrested, Detained by ICE Since 2012

https://www.thedailybeast.com/1488-us-citizens-mistakenly-arrested-detained-by-ice-since-2012

Friday, April 27, 2018

USCIS to Begin Using More Secure Mail Delivery Service

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will begin phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green Cards and other secure documents beginning April 30, 2018.
The first phase will affect documents that need to be re-mailed because they have been returned as non-deliverable. These documents include Permanent Resident Cards (also called Green Cards), Employment Authorization Cards, and Travel Booklets. Applicants who have changed mailing addresses during the course of the application process are more likely to have their secure documents sent with the new delivery method, which USCIS will expand to all secure documents in the future.
As part of the new delivery method, applicants must present identification to sign for their documents upon delivery. They also have the option to designate an agent to sign on their behalf by completing the Postal Service’s PS Form 3801, Standing Delivery Order (PDF) or PS Form 3801-A, Agreement by a Hotel, Apartment House, or the Like (PDF). Applicants can sign up for USPS Informed Delivery to receive delivery status notifications. Applicants will also have the option to arrange for pickup at a post office at a convenient date and time by going to the USPS website and selecting “hold for pickup.”
Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery increases the security, integrity, and efficiency of document delivery. The Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery process provides better tracking and accuracy of delivery information, improving service to applicants.
Information on how to track delivery of secure documents is available on the USCIS website.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and Instagram (@USCIS).

Miami’s EB-5 regional center to shut down

https://therealdeal.com/miami/2018/04/26/miamis-eb-5-regional-center-to-shut-down/

Thursday, April 26, 2018

ICE Agents Crash Court To Detain Student, Upsetting Judge

ice-agents-crash-court-to-detain-student-upsetting-judge?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration&read_more=1

Transgender Woman Arrested by ICE Agents While Seeking Protective Order Against Alleged Abuser

https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/21709-transgender-woman-arrested-by-ice-agents-while-seeking-protective-order-against-alleged-abuser

Three injured after Border Patrol chase ends in rollover

http://amp.10news.com/2565924225/three-injured-after-border-patrol-chase-ends-in-rollover.html?__twitter_impression=true

Sessions resumes immigrant legal advice program under pressure from Congress

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/25/politics/immigration-legal-advice-program-resumed/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Judge orders reopening of DACA, after 90-day delay

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/politics/daca-ruling-new-applications/index.html

9,000 Nepalis face deportation as Trump administration prepares to cancel residency permits

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/9000-nepalis-face-deportation-as-trump-administration-prepares-to-cancel-residency-permits/2018/04/24/e6cd7594-4800-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223_story.html?noredirect=on&noredirect=on&utm_term=.bfba4677ccd1&__twitter_impression=true

Feds announce new restrictions on H-1B visas and plans to rescind ‘startup visa’ workaround

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.geekwire.com/2018/feds-announce-new-restrictions-h-1b-visas-plans-rescind-startup-visa-workaround/amp/#ampshare=https://www.geekwire.com/2018/feds-announce-new-restrictions-h-1b-visas-plans-rescind-startup-visa-workaround/

Greyhound Is Choosing To Let Border Patrol Demand Its Passengers' Papers

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ade43d3e4b0df502a4ea22a?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Israel’s Got Its Own Refugee Dilemma: African ‘Dreamers’

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/opinion/israel-refugees-african-dreamers.html

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

ILP067: Interview with Ally Bolour

France approves controversial immigration bill

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43860880

USCIS Form I-821 Updated

From USCIS:

Good afternoon,

We recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Update to Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status; New Edition Dated 04/11/18

04/23/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Update to Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status; New Edition Dated 04/11/18

How the Border Patrol Faked Statistics Showing a 73 Percent Rise in Assaults Against Agents

https://theintercept.com/2018/04/23/border-patrol-agents-assaulted-cbp-fbi/

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Canadian Lawsuit Challenges the United States’ Designation as a Safe Country for Asylum Seekers

http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/04/20/canadian-lawsuit-united-states-safe-country-asylum-seekers/

USCIS Form I-360 Updated

Good afternoon,

We recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Update to Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant; New Edition Dated 04/12/18

04/20/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Update to Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant; New Edition Dated 04/12/18

Upstate NY farmer says ICE officers stormed his farm without a warrant, cuffed him, threw his phone

https://articles.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/upstate_ny_farmer_says_ice_officers_stormed_his_farm_without_a_warrant_cuffed_hi.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Pennsylvania Judge Calls ICE to Arrest Couples on Their Wedding Days

http://www.newsweek.com/judge-calls-ice-arrest-couples-their-wedding-days-895116?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

The $1/Day Standard & Other Problems with DHS’s Public Charge Rule

https://www.cato.org/blog/1day-standard-other-problems-dhss-public-charge-rule

Saturday, April 21, 2018

USCIS Form I-907 Updated

From USCIS:

Good afternoon,

We recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Update to Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service; New Edition Dated 04/11/18

04/19/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Update to Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service; New Edition Dated 04/11/18

Friday, April 20, 2018

Without notice USCIS says that STEM OPTs cannot be placed for training at third party client

Cyrus Mehta (@cyrusmehta) tweeted at 7:11 AM on Fri, Apr 20, 2018:
Without notice USCIS says that STEM OPTs cannot be placed for training at third party client sites even if there is a proper training program and a bona fide employer employee relationship https://t.co/axcHHPcrBj
(https://twitter.com/cyrusmehta/status/987333053298233346?s=03)

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Feds Must Rethink Detention Procedures For Immigrant Teens

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1035161/feds-must-rethink-detention-procedures-for-immigrant-teens?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

Poll finds half of Californians OK with travel ban

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/general-news/20180418/poll-finds-half-of-californians-ok-with-travel-ban

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

High Court Strikes Down 'Crime Of Violence' Definition

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/897396/breaking-high-court-strikes-down-crime-of-violence-definition?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

Thursday, April 12, 2018

USCIS Forms G-325a Update Notice

Good afternoon,

We recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Update to Form G-325A, Biographic Information (for Deferred Action); dated 03/29/18

04/12/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Update to Form G-325A, Biographic Information (for Deferred Action); dated 03/29/18

For more information, please visit our Forms Updates page.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

USCIS Will Conduct a Lottery for CW-1 Petitions for Fiscal Year 2019

From USCIS:

SCIS has received petitions for more than the number of visas available for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) program. The cap for CW-1 visas for FY 2019 is 4,999.

As a result, USCIS will be conducting a lottery to ensure that it does not exceed the CW-1 cap. USCIS will randomly select petitions received between April 2, 2018 and April 13, 2018. If USCIS receives your petition after April 13, it will be rejected and will not be considered for this lottery.

For more details on the FY 2019 CW-1 program and what to submit, refer to our March 20 alert. For more information on the CW-1 cap, visit our CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) Cap page.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

New E-Verify.gov Website

https://www.e-verify.gov/

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize Two Foreign-Convicted War Criminals Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and Naturalized Into U.S. Citizenship

https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/justice-department-seeks-denaturalize-two-foreign-convicted-war-criminals-who

Friday, April 6, 2018

Las Vegas mother on verge of legal residency detained, ordered out of US

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/las-vegas-mother-on-verge-of-legal-residency-detained-ordered-out-of-us/

Teen Who Faced Deportation After He Informed on MS-13 Gets Temporary Reprieve

https://www.propublica.org/article/ms-13-gang-informant-deportation-ice-asylum-hearing-temporary-reprieve

Could Conor McGregor Be Deported

http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?10495-Could-Connor-McGregor-Be-Deported

Department Of Homeland Security Compiling Database Of Journalists And 'Media Influencers'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/04/06/department-of-homeland-security-compiling-database-of-journalists-and-media-influencers/#4cc026c16121

Sessions orders 'zero tolerance' policy at Southwest border

http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/381991-sessions-orders-zero-tolerance-policy-at-southwest-border

USCIS Reaches FY 2019 H-1B Cap

From USCIS:

USCIS has reached the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap.
The agency will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not prohibited multiple filings.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, will also not be counted toward the FY 2019 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:

Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;
Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.

U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require specialized knowledge.
We encourage H-1B applicants to subscribe to the H-1B Cap Season email updates located on the H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cap Season page.