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Welcome to the LexisNexis Immigration Law Community, your source for news and insights on immigration law and issues. The site features daily news updates, emerging issues analysis and guest commentaries, podcasts and LexisNexis resources. Posts from Bender's Immigration Bulletin Editor Daniel M. Kowalski and the Immigration Law Community staff and the content from BIB Daily are in the Outside News and Inside News areas.

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Alina Das: 2013 LexisNexis® Matthew Bender® Daniel Levy Memorial Award Recipient!

LexisNexis Matthew Bender is pleased to announce that the 2013 honoree for the Daniel Levy Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immigration Law is Alina Das, Assistant Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law.
Excerpts From the May 15, 2013, Bender's Immigration Bulletin

Read excerpts from the May 15 Bender's Immigration Bulletin, including 'Interim Final Rule Issued on H-2B Prevailing Wages.'
MAVNI: Noncitizens May Bypass the Green Card Process and Earn U.S. Citizenship for Military Service

Noncitizens who serve honorably in the U.S. military now may be able to naturalize without first obtaining green cards or meeting any residency requirements through a program called "Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest."
Customs and Border Protection Search Did Not Violate 4th Amendment, 9th Circuit Rules

The search of a man's laptop computer by Customs and Border Protection officials that occurred 170 miles from the border did not constitute an "extended border search" and did not violate his rights under the Fourth Amendment.
Will House Republicans Accept the Senate Proposal for Immigration Reform?

Former House Judiciary Committee counsel Nolan Rappaport goes through the recent bipartisan Senate proposal for immigration reform and discusses its pluses, minuses and prospects in the House of Representatives.

Multiple Trafficking, RICO, Civil Rights Violations Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of H-2B Visa Workers

SPLC, May 21, 2013 : " A coalition of some of the nation’s most prestigious…

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LexisNexis® @ AILA SF in June: Booth 412 - Meet the Experts!

LexisNexis® Matthew Bender® will be at the AILA Annual Conference in San…

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Excerpts from the May 15, 2013 Bender's Immigration Bulletin

Interim Final Rule Issued on H-2B Prevailing Wages On April 24, 2013, the Department…

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Contributor Spotlight

Daniel M. Kowalski
Editor, Bender's Immigration Bulletin

Julie Myers Wood
President of Compliance, Guidepost Solutions

Maria Pabon Lopez
Dean, Loyola University Law School
Cyrus D. Mehta
Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates

Kathrin S. Mautino
Managing Partner, Mautino & Mautino

Angelo A. Paparelli
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center

Naomi Schorr
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Stanley Mailman
Immigration Attorney
Ted Chiappari
Partner, Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke

Professor James E. Pfander
Northwestern University School of Law

Carrie L. Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum Immigration Appeals
Sophie I. Feal
Immigration Attorney