Dear readers: A few days ago, you received our special issue on the Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA) – the broad plan announced by the President to address many problems in the immigration system. Over the next several months, we’ll be reporting on how those promises are being implemented. Some should start right away. Others […]
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This document reflects additional information included in eighteen documents released Thursday, November 20th by the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor as well as notes from two briefings the White House gave Thursday night before the President’s speech. For updated information, please visit http://visalaw.wpengine.com/executive-action-2014/. Incidentally, the program will go under the name […]
Nota – Esta información está sujeta a cambios después de ver el documento final una vez de ser liberado, pero creemos que todo aquí es correcto. Harémos cambios a este resumen de datos si aprendemos nuevos detalles o para hacer las correcciones necesarias. Expansión a la Acción Diferida 1. Los padres de ciudadanos estadounidenses y […]
Updated 12/8/2014 Resumen de la Reforma Inmigratoria de Obama 2014 – En Español Resources for Understanding Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA) 2014 Reporters – For comments, please contact Greg Siskind at [email protected]. Note – This information is subject to change after I see the final document being released, but I believe everything here is accurate. I […]
We are excited to announce the official launch of MDVisaJobs.com, the first website specifically designed to link internationally-educated, American-trained doctors with employers interested in employing those doctors and sponsoring the necessary immigration paperwork. MDVisaJobs.com is a new job site that we believe will prove highly useful to IMGs, recruiters, and employers. The website asks the […]
November Visa Bulletin Summary: Family 1st – World numbers, China and India advanced 2 weeks 3 days to 08 June 2007; Mexico moved forward 2 weeks 2 days to 08 July 1994; the Philippines moved forward 2 months to 01 November 2004. Family 2A – China, India, and the Philippines advanced 1 month to 01 […]
Greg Siskind’s Blog on ILW.com The Current Politics of Immigration Reform If You Oppose H-1B Visas and Guest Workers, You’re Not Pro-Immigration Immigrant of the Day: Shuji Nakamura – Physicist Immigrant of the Day: Jason Jones – Fake Journalist Immigrant of the Day: Sidia Rose – Nurse/Hero Executive Action for America’s International Doctors Bruce […]
U.S. Military Offers Citizenship Fast Track for Some DACA Recipients Pentagon officials announced that a small pool of DACA recipients will be eligible to apply for a place in the U.S. Military under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program. Ordinarily immigrants must have permanent legal resident status or U.S. citizenship to […]
Kurapati v. USCIS From aila.org: The court vacated and remanded, holding that an alien who is the beneficiary of an approved I-140, has applied for adjustment of status, and ported under INA §204(j), has standing to challenge the revocation of an I-140 petition. (Kurapati v. USCIS, 9/22/14) http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=50229 Kerry v. Din The U.S. Supreme […]
Many Local Agencies Decline to Hold Immigrants for Deportation From January through August of 2014, ICE sent out approximately 105,000 requests for local law enforcement agencies to hold arrested immigrants for up to 48 hours after their scheduled release date. These holds allow enough time for the immigrant to be taken into federal custody and […]
