1 – This is a summary of the DACA order today that came down from Judge Hanen in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Judge Hanen was the same judge who ruled against the DAPA program …
I spent a week last month biking across the beautiful state of Iowa in RAGBRAI, the world’s largest bicycle ride that has been held in that state for the last 46 years. RAGBRAI, sponsored by the Des Moines Register …
Blogging hiatus will end shortly. In the meantime, here’s a post from my friend Tony Weigel of the Weigel Law Office in Grain Valley, Missouri who is an immigration lawyer and a member of AILA.
Wisdom is a big, beautiful …
Siskind Summary – Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 (“I-Squared”)
By Greg Siskind
Title I – Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas
Section 101. Market-Based H-1B Visa Limits
The H-1B cap shall be calculated first determining a base number using the number allocated in …
The US Federal government could shut down on January 20, 2018, at 12 am, because as of the writing of this article at the end of the workday on January 18th, Congress has not passed legislation to continue funding. A …
On December 14, 2017, USCIS announced it is beginning to accept Entrepreneur Parole cases. This is in response to a court order as a result of litigation over the agency’s attempt to postpone implementation of a rule finalized in the …
That 2017 has been a tumultuous year for immigration in the United States is not exactly a revelation. President Trump campaigned on this issue and has sought to deliver on many of his campaign promises. If you’re pro-immigration, there are …
The SECURE Act of 2017 was introduced this week by Senators Jon Cornyn (R-TX) and Charles Grassley (R-IA). Senator Grassley chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and Cornyn chairs the Immigration Subcommittee. The bill is significant because it is seen as …
A court has ruled that the Trump Administration’s failure to implement the entrepreneur parole rule last July was unlawful and that the government’s issue of a rule to delay the implementation of the rule (with the intention of rescinding it) …
On November 15, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee marked up legislation that would change the law governing H-1B dependent employers. The legislation needs to pass the entire House and the Senate needs to take up action on this bill before …
