Greg Siskind’s Blog on ILW.com GOP Sending Very Mixed Signals on Immigration Here They Come – The GOP Legalization Bills Dems Thinking About Taking Up Piecemeal Approach Republican and Democrat Tell Parties to Cut the Partisan Games on Immigration Reform Gutierrez: Obama Should Stop Deportations if Congress Won’t Move an Immigration Bill California Republican First […]
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Business-Conservative Alliance Presses for Immigration Action The New York Times reports that a group of Utah business leaders went to the nation’s capital to speak with their state’s conservative congress members about prompt immigration reform. The group hoped to convince House leadership to “pass what’s possible now,” rather than allowing reform to languish in the House. […]
Immigration Beat: 600,000 People Have Applied for DACA StarTribune.com reports that a study released by the Center for American Progress shows almost 600,000 people have applied for DACA status. Of this number, over 430,000 applicants have been approved. The study also revealed that the program does not reach all immigrant groups equally; Mexican immigrants occupy a […]
TRAC Report Finds Immigration Court Backlog Up to 85% from Five Years Ago Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reports that the immigration court backlog, which has risen 5.9% since September 2012, is now 85% higher than it was five years ago. By the end of FY2013, 344,230 were awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts. For […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues Warning about Scam Targeting Families Kens5.com reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have issued a warning regarding a scam that targets Hispanic families in Texas. Scammers contact these families by phone and claim to be a long-lost relative, sometimes using the name of an actual relative, and state […]
In our Ask Visalaw.com section of the SIB, attorney Ari Sauer answers immigration law questions sent in by our readers. If you enjoy reading this section, we encourage you to visit Ari’s blog, The Immigration Answer Man, where he provides more answers to your immigration questions. You can also follow The Immigration Answer Man on Facebook and Twitter. If you have […]
What is an L-1 intracompany transfer visa? L-1 intracompany transfer visas are non-immigrant visas available to persons coming to work in the US for an employer that is related to a company the applicant worked for prior to entering the US. What are the advantages of an L-1 intracompany transfer visa as opposed to other […]
Dear Readers: I hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season. Since our last issue, I spent a couple of weeks in India on a trip organized by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. We visited US consulates in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. Each on their own would be one of the busiest consulates in the […]
Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin For more information on Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin, including how to contact us, click here. To download the entire newsletter in PDF format, click here. 1. Openers 2. ABCs of Immigration Law: L-1 Intracompany Transfers 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News Report: More Central American Migrants Coming to USA How Many […]
In 2008, USCIS authorized a special immigrant visa for certain Iraqi nationals who worked for, or were contractors of the United States government in Iraq for at least one year after March 20, 2003. USCIS provides 5,000 special immigrant visas for Iraqi employees and contractors each year. The benefits of this program extend to spouses and children […]
