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Behring Regional Center v. Mayorkas "In March 2022, Congress enacted the Reform and Integrity Act, which reauthorized and revamped the system governing so-called regional centers—entities that pool investments from foreign visa applicants...

USCIS, May 13, 2022 - "On Friday, May 13, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published two new forms: Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation , and I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program...

USCIS, Apr. 29, 2022, Q&A " Are previously designated regional centers able to maintain their designation without filing a Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation? No. The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 repealed the...

DOS, Apr. 12, 2022 "On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed a law that made changes to the EB-5 program, authorized a new EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, and directed that certain “grandfathered” immigration benefits...

EB-5 Daily, Mar. 11, 2022 "The EB-5 Regional Center Program expired in June 2021. Since then, the EB-5 Regional Center Program has been in purgatory, with applicants unsure of their status and rights. As of earlier this week, the United States...

Matter of P.A.S., LLC, ID# 513109 (AAO Dec. 21, 2017) - "We find that the positive indicia here outweigh the negative and, thus, conclude that the Applicant continues to promote economic growth and warrants preservation of its regional center designation...

Here is a link to a PDF combining the Complaint (pages 1-17) and the TRO (pages 18-27) issued Aug. 24, 2015 in SEC v. Path America, No. 2:15-cv-01350-JLR, W.D. Wa. Excerpts: "Since February 2012, defendants Lobsang Dargey; Path America, LLC; Path...

"On Friday, September 28, 2012, the President signed into law S. 3245, which extends to September 30, 2015, the expiration dates of key requirements of four immigration programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security: the EB-5 Regional...

"The applicant's argument that the IWWTF will be a ghost plant if it does not obtain bridge financing is inherently an argument that touches on preservation of jobs, not creation of jobs. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 205.6(j)(4)(ii) allows...

"When Andrew Kimball needed $60 million to help redevelop the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2009, the president of the 300-acre industrial park boarded a plane for China. Halfway around the world, he made a compelling pitch to potential investors packing...

"As his son moved through high school, Xiaohong Mu began researching the immigration policies of Western countries where he believed his boy would get the best education. The owner of a petroleum-engineering firm in the southwest Chinese city...

"The China EB-5 retrogression will result in other unique problems not experienced in other immigrant visa preference categories. Most EB-5 regional center investments are based on a loan rather than an equity model . EB-5 investors invest into the...

"The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges and an asset freeze against an individual living in Illinois and two companies behind an investment scheme defrauding foreign investors seeking profitable returns and a legal path to...

"A new federal program in Franklin County that allows the state to offer green cards and permanent residency in exchange for foreign investment in Maine businesses was hailed Tuesday as a job creator. State Department of Economic Development...