Sophia Genovese, July 23, 2018 - "The Supreme Court in Sessions v. Dimaya , 138 S. Ct. 1204 (2018) dramatically held that one aspect of the crime of violence definition contained within of the aggravated felony provision of the Immigration and Nationality... Read More
Threading the Needle: Challenging Trump’s Travel Ban Despite Trump v. Hawaii, July 2, 2018, Cyrus Mehta & Sophia Genovese - "On June 26, 2018, the US Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii upheld President Trump’s travel... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, July 16, 2018 - "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance on July 5, 2018, PM-602-0050.1 , that aligns its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities... Read More
Cyrus Mehta & Sophia Genovese, June 24, 2018 - "The Trump Administration has continued to perpetuate the falsehood that immigrants are criminals, despite overwhelming evidence that communities are safer when immigrants arrive . Trump’s... Read More
"Even a so called “criminal alien” can in some cases be deserving of prosecutorial discretion. Actually, the definition of “criminal alien” is rather amorphous , and could include one who has either been convicted of a crime... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Oct. 23, 2017 - "In his inaugural address, President Trump pledged to end what he referred to as “American carnage,” depicting the United States bleakly—as a “land of abandoned factories, economic angst, rising... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, May 12, 2018 - "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on May 10, 2018, “ Accrual of Unlawful Presence and F, J, and M Nonimmigrants .” The memo abruptly revises previous policy guidance... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Mar. 5, 2018 - "The attacks on the H-1B visa program by the Trump administration continue unabated. On February 22, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy memorandum entitled Contracts and Itineraries... Read More
Cyrus Mehta, Oct. 16, 2017 - "Attorney General Sessions who has been hostile towards increased immigration and views the asylum system as a loophole for unauthorized entry into the US said in recent remarks that “over the years, smart attorneys... Read More
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Cyrus D. Mehta, June 11, 2018 - "There is a clear prohibition to the foreign national beneficiary paying attorney fees and costs associated with labor certification. Similarly, fees and costs associated with the preparation of an H-1B petition and... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Oct. 30, 2017 - "The Trump administration is deriving great pleasure in causing pain to people who wish to lawfully come to the United States and remain here lawfully. It has caused H-1B carnage as more H-1B visa petitions are being... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta, Mar. 12, 2018 - "The Trump administration has ramped up its ire against California by filing a lawsuit against three different California laws that aims to protect immigrants from the harsh effects of federal enforcement. The three... Read More
Cyrus D. Mehta & Sophia Genovese, Feb. 6, 2018 - " As we have previously blogged , many of the Requests for Evidence (RFEs) issued to petitions filed under the FY 2018 H-1B visa lottery objected to the H-1B worker being paid an entry level wage... Read More
Shilpa Phadnis, Times of India, Apr. 4, 2018 - "Immigration experts believe there could be a sharp decline in the number of H-1B petitions filed by Indian IT services companies this year following the tough environment created by the US administration... Read More