Visa officers aren’t racist — they’re just enforcing the law

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/22/visa-officers-arent-racist-theyre-just-enforcing-law/?utm_term=.02f7a7398c24

IT Consulting Firms Trying to Force Litigation of H-1B Denials

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/it-consulting-firms-trying-to-force-litigation-of-h-1b-denials

House Votes to Block Trump’s National Emergency Declaration About the Border

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/politics/national-emergency-vote.html

Update on Travel Ban Stats from CNN

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/state-department-travel-ban-visas/index.html

Thousands of migrant children were sexually abused in U.S. custody, HHS docs say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-of-migrant-children-were-sexually-abused-in-u-s-custody-hhs-docs-say/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=64101105

Asylum Seekers Charged with Alien Smuggling

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/asylum-seekers-charged-alien-smuggling

USCIS Updates Fee Payment System Used in Field Offices

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-fee-payment-system-used-field-offices

March 2019 Visa Bulletin

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-march-2019.html

Do Consular Officers Feel the Impact of Their Decisions

For more, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeJCAgWW2bwZD2zFBjKEs3A

#Immigration #Visa #ConsularProcessing 

Discharged In The Dark: Immigrant GIs Fight For Due Process

https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1131011/discharged-in-the-dark-immigrant-gis-fight-for-due-process?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=access-to-justice

Former Consular Officer's Guidance on SB-1 Returning Resident Visas

ImmigrationLawyersToolbox.com  #Visa #Immigration

Not Legal Advice. Consult with an Attorney.

[82] Interview with Comedian, Writer, Podcaster & Immigrant Maeve Higgins Discussing Immigration

ImmigrationLawyersToolbox.com

Consult with an Immigration Attorney. Not Legal Advice.

Website: https://www.maevehiggins.com/

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/maeve-in-america-immigration-irl/id1168787462?mt=2

Book: https://www.maevehiggins.com/

Twitter: @MaeveInAmerica

Federal court orders State Department to issue the country’s first nonbinary passport

https://thinkprogress.org/federal-court-nonbinary-intersex-passport-gender-marker-7ad1abce4e65/

IT Consulting Industry Hardest Hit by Jump in H-1B Denials

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/it-consulting-industry-hardest-hit-by-jump-in-h-1b-visa-denials

H-2B Cap Reached for FY 2019

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/h-2b-cap-reached-fy-2019

"A lot of things that work with USCIS really aren’t going to work with Consular Officers"

For more videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0NctisAV0&list=PLyh01Ea7eQlV7ck2GHPUuSiGUK2RkwOsL

#ConsularProcessing #ImmigrationLawyer
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Judge rules both twin sons of gay couple are Americans after one was denied citizenship following birth to a surrogate in Canada

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6732473/Judge-grants-citizenship-twin-son-gay-couple.html

White House Poised to End Work Permits for H-1B Spouses

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1131406/dhs-preps-proposal-to-end-work-authorization-for-spouses?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

This new California law is supposed to protect immigrant home cooks. It may help tech giants instead

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ab626-immigrants-reality-20190218-htmlstory.html

Census: Highest immigrant population in 100 years, over half Latinos

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/census-highest-immigrant-population-in-100-years-over-half-latinos

Canada wants 1 million more immigrants over next 3 years

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/canada-million-immigrants-years/story?id=60306973

Former Consular Officer's Opinion Regarding Travel Ban Waiver Cases.

Former Consular Officer's Opinion Regarding Travel Ban Waiver Cases. For more, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ0NctisAV0&list=PLyh01Ea7eQlV7ck2GHPUuSiGUK2RkwOsL

#TravelBan #Interview #GreenCard #Visa #Embassy Not Legal Advice. Consult with an Attorney. Legal Advertisements.

JQK Law Chosen as part of Top 25 Youtube Immigration Channels

https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_youtube_channels/

16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/us/politics/national-emergency-lawsuits-trump.html

Former Consular Officer: Things Not To Do During a Visa Interview

Former Consular Officer: Things Not To Do During a Visa Interview.ImmigrationLawyersToolbox.com

#visas #interviewing #greencard #fiancevisa #k1fiance

Not legal advice. Consult with an Attorney.

Is a Form I-134 Affidavit of Support or Invitation Letter Helpful for a Tourist Visa?

#Visa #VisitUSA #TouristVisa 
Consult with an Attorney. Not Legal Advice

March 2019 USCIS Adjustment Filing Update

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/when-file-your-adjustment-status-application-family-sponsored-or-employment-based-preference-visas-march-2019

California to sue Trump administration over national emergency declaration

https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-lawsuit-trump-national-emergency-20190215-story.html

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-h-1b-petitions-filed-or-dec-21-2018

Trump to Declare National Emergency to Build Wall

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USCIS Strengthens Guidance on Spousal Petitions Involving Minors

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-strengthens-guidance-spousal-petitions-involving-minors

Australia processed just 15% of citizenship applications last year

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/13/duttons-department-processed-just-15-of-citizenship-applications-last-year?CMP=soc_567

Being An Immigration Judge Was Their Dream. Under Trump, It Became Untenable

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/immigration-policy-judge-resign-trump

Here’s how to handle Central American migrants — like the Cuban rafters and Soviet Jews before them

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-immigration-legislation-central-america-20190213-story.html

Videoconferencing in Immigration Court: High-Tech Solution or Rights Violation?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/nyregion/immigration-court-video-teleconferencing.html

EB-5 USCIS Class Action Member Identification Notice

From USCIS:

On Nov. 30, 2018, in Zhang v. USCIS, No. 15-cv-995, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia certified a class that includes any individual with a Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, that was or will be denied on the sole basis of investing loan proceeds that were not secured by the individual’s own assets. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated these denials and ordered USCIS to reconsider the petitions.

If you believe you have received an I-526 denial solely on this ground and would like to identify yourself as a potential class member, please email USCIS.ImmigrantInvestorProgram@uscis.dhs.gov, using the subject line “Zhang Class,” and provide the following:

1. Name
2. Alien Number (if any)
3. Date of birth
4. I-526 receipt number (if available)
5. Date of I-526 denial
6. Copy of I-526 denial (if available)

Note: Identification as a potential class member is subject to USCIS verification and does not grant any immediate rights, as immigrant petitions must meet all eligibility requirements and the court’s decision is presently under consideration for appeal.

USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-publish-revised-form-i-539-and-new-form-i-539a

Episode 81 - Interview with Former Diplomat & Consular Officer and Current Immigration Attorney Christopher Richardson

Interview with Former Diplomat & Consular Officer and Current Immigration Attorney Christopher Richardson. Discussing Consular Processing Practice and the Life of a Diplomat.

- His LATimes Op ED

- His Email Address: chris.richardson@nelsonmullins.com

- DOS/AILA Liaison Meetings Notes for Fall 2018

Consult with an Attorney. Not Legal Advice

ICE agents arrest hundreds of immigrants including dozens at arms manufacturer

https://www.local10.com/news/crime/ice-agents-arrest-hundreds-of-immigrants-including-dozens-at-arms-manufacturer

DHS Issues Waiver to ‘Expedite’ Construction of 12.5 Miles of ‘Secondary’ Border Wall in San Diego to ‘Deter Illegal Crossings’

https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-issues-waiver-expedite-construction-125-miles-secondary-border-wall-san-1324565

Sharice Davids co-sponsors Kevin Yoder’s [removing country quotas] immigration bill

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article225985590.html

The Incredibly Complicated, Potentially Insurmountable Legal Situation Facing 21 Savage

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/21-savage-ice-arrest-legal-situation-791267/

CBP shoots driver who refused to stop at Arizona border crossing

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cbp-shoots-driver-who-refused-to-stop-at-arizona-border-crossing

USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative P Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-now-accepting-copies-negative-p-visa-consultations-directly-labor-unions

Owner of Information Technology Staffing Company Charged With Visa and Naturalization Fraud

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/owner-information-technology-staffing-company-charged-visa-and-naturalization-fraud

H-1B: Bills would ax per-country green card limits

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/07/h-1b-bills-introduced-in-house-senate-to-ax-per-country-green-card-limits/

International Student Enrollment Drops for Second Year, Report Says

https://www.wsj.com/articles/international-student-enrollment-drops-for-second-year-report-says-11549515660

ICE, Prosecutor Stopped Man From Seeing Counsel, Atty Says

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1126209/ice-prosecutor-stopped-man-from-seeing-counsel-atty-says?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

USCIS to Close the Moscow Field Office

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-close-moscow-field-office

Your Money Is Good Here, Judge Tells EB-5 Visa Seeker

https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1124533/your-money-is-good-here-judge-tells-eb-5-visa-seeker?nl_pk=3d58be1d-130f-45ab-8328-a9ad142de766&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration

The Pentagon will deploy another 3,750 troops to Mexican border

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/03/the-pentagon-will-deploy-another-3750-us-troops-to-mexican-border.html

The Trump Administration Is Making a Mockery of the Supreme Court (Op Ed)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/opinion/trump-travel-ban-waiver.html

In love and tangled up in Trump’s travel ban (Op Ed)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/29/love-tangled-up-trumps-travel-ban/?utm_term=.5d7908c4173f

Japan to toughen controls on [Immigration] brokers for foreign workers

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-toughen-controls-on-brokers-for-foreign-workers#.XFW3iXbM7gU.email

Retired judge: Shut down this immigrant detention center [Opinion]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Retired-judge-Shut-down-this-immigrant-detention-13582574.php

Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/689931045/iraqi-has-returned-to-u-s-after-ice-deported-him-against-court-orders?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190131

MALDEF Files Lawsuit Against Texas Secretary of State for Baseless Investigation of Immigrants’ Voting Eligibility

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/opinion/texas-voter-suppression.html

Immigrant rights attorneys and journalists denied entry into Mexico

https://www.latimes.com/nation/immigration/la-me-immigration-attorneys-detained-20190202-story.html

Saudi Arabia encouraged foreign workers to leave — and is struggling after so many did

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-arabia-encouraged-foreign-workers-to-leave----and-is-struggling-after-so-many-did/2019/02/01/07e34e12-a548-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html

Judge Orders Pentagon To Stop Discriminating Against Naturalized Citizen Soldiers

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/02/690846720/judge-orders-pentagon-to-stop-discriminating-against-naturalized-citizen-soldier

ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike

https://apnews.com/c4b201dac8bf48eba17485a5c357b810

DHS Announces Implementation of Visa Sanctions on Ghana

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2019/01/31/dhs-announces-implementation-visa-sanctions-ghana