U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation

11 10, 2007

DHS vs. State of Illinois

By |2007-10-11T14:00:36-05:00October 11th, 2007|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

DHS vs. State of Illinois October 11, 2007 It’s the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) versus the State of Illinois in a lawsuit filed by the DHS over a recently enacted Illinois amendment to the Right to Privacy at Work [...]

27 09, 2007

New Federal Court Decision Addresses Delays in Processing Citizenship Applications

By |2007-09-27T14:00:36-05:00September 27th, 2007|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

New Federal Court Decision Addresses Delays in Processing Citizenship Applications September 27, 2007 As many applicants for US citizenship are aware, the delay in the processing of their applications can be infuriating. Many applicants find themselves waiting months, and even [...]

12 09, 2007

Lawsuit Blocks Enforcement of Workplace Rules

By |2007-09-12T14:00:36-05:00September 12th, 2007|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Lawsuit Blocks Enforcement of Workplace Rules September 12, 2007 As the confusion continues to circle around the future of immigration laws in the United States, a new element has been added to the already complex issue. On August 10, 2007, [...]

5 07, 2007

Chaos for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants

By |2007-07-05T14:00:36-05:00July 5th, 2007|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Chaos for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants July 5, 2007 My fellow immigration lawyers and I find ourselves reeling after two notices issued by the State Department in the past three weeks. First, on June 13, 2007, the State Department issued [...]

13 06, 2007

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: If? When? What?

By |2007-06-13T14:00:36-05:00June 13th, 2007|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Green Cards, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: If? When? What? June 13, 2007 In just a few hours, I will be flying to Orlando, Florida for the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Even after practicing exclusively U.S. immigration law for almost [...]

17 05, 2007

The Latest Comprehensive Immigration Law Proposal

By |2007-05-17T14:00:36-05:00May 17th, 2007|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

The Latest Comprehensive Immigration Law Proposal May 17, 2007 Senate leaders from both parties have revived their discussion of immigration reform, this time around seeking a true compromise. A new bill is under construction, which the full Senate plans to [...]

29 03, 2007

The New Bi-Partisan Immigration Proposal: The Strive Act

By |2007-03-29T14:00:36-05:00March 29th, 2007|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

The New Bi-Partisan Immigration Proposal: The Strive Act March 29, 2007 Our President, along with many U.S. politicians – including a few of our presidential candidates, think we should enact comprehensive immigration reform and find a way to legalize the [...]

25 01, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Expands Rights of Permanent Residents Fighting Deportation

By |2007-01-25T14:00:36-06:00January 25th, 2007|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

U.S. Supreme Court Expands Rights of Permanent Residents Fighting Deportation January 25, 2007 While it may seem contradictory that the U.S. Supreme Court would rule that a felony under state law is not a felony under federal law, that is [...]

15 09, 2006

Expedited, Premium Processing Further Expanded

By |2006-09-15T14:00:36-05:00September 15th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Expedited, Premium Processing Further Expanded September 15, 2006 In the past few months, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) has extended “premium,” expedited processing to a variety of new immigration filings, including the I-140, Immigrant Worker Petition for 2 [...]

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