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September 28, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain...
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September 20, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
Surprise Visits to Immigration Jails Reveal Problems
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August 28, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
OFLC Announces a Reminder to Filers of Form ETA-9142B to Submit...
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September 08, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
Bogus "Red Notice" Keeps Asylee in ICE Prison for Six...
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August 24, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
CA3 on CAT, Procedural Failures, Not Following Instructions:...
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September 11, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
Digital Visa Authorization (DVA) Proof of Concept
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August 24, 2023 - by Daniel M. Kowalski
Practice Alert: Overview of Pugin v. Garland

Current Outside News

DHS Previews Federal Register Notice Extending and Separately...

DHS, Sept. 29, 2023 " Redesignation Allows Additional Eligible Venezuelan Nationals Who Arrived in the U.S. on or Before July 31, 2023 to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents. ...

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Chinese Immigrant Workers Sue over Forced Labor at Illegal Marijuana...

Susan Montoya Bryan, Rio Yamat, Associated Press, Sept. 27, 2023 "Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day...

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CBP Policed 2020 George Floyd Protests

Emily Creighton, Tsion Gurmu, AIC, Sept. 21, 2023 "[A] new report publishes some of the documents uncovered in that investigation and reveals the widespread involvement and abusive enforcement tactics...

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Expert: Work Permits Key for Venezuelan Migrants in NY

Jon Campbell, Gothamist, Sept. 22, 2023 "Federal, state and city officials say they’re committed to identifying Venezuelan migrants in New York City who are now eligible for Temporary Protected...

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The Positive Economic Contributions of Immigrants in the U.S...

AIC, Sept. 20, 2023 "Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, our Policy Director, testified before Congress to explain the positive economic contributions of immigrants in the U.S. and the ongoing challenge that...

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Expert: Biden Should Expand Parole

Hillary Chura, CSM, Sept. 20, 2023 "What the president could do is issue an executive action that extends parole to more nationalities, says Stephen Yale-Loehr , an immigration law professor at...

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An Expert Explains DACA

The Hon. Dana Leigh Marks recaps the status of DACA.

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Informing Voters About Immigration Policy Fosters Pro-immigration...

Alexander Kustov, Michelangelo Landgrave, Sept. 6, 2023 "The US public significantly lacks knowledge about immigration. While various attempts to correct misperceptions have generally failed to...

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Surprise Visits to Immigration Jails Reveal Problems

Rae Ann Varona, Law360, Sept. 20, 2023 "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog revealed problems it found from surprise inspections at migrant holding facilities, citing...

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Proposed Immigration Court Rule a "Crucial Sea Change&q...

Hon. Dana Marks, Sept. 14, 2023 "The just published proposed regulation is a big deal."

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Current Inside News

Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain Categories: USCIS Policy Alert

Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain...

USCIS, Sept. 27, 2023 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding maximum validity periods for Employment Authorization Documents...

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Advance Copy of DHS Final Rule: Designation of Israel for the Visa Waiver Program

Advance Copy of DHS Final Rule: Designation of Israel for the...

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/29/2023 "Eligible citizens, nationals, and passport holders from designated Visa Waiver Program countries may apply for admission...

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CA3 on Divisibility: Pesikan v. Atty. Gen.

CA3 on Divisibility: Pesikan v. Atty. Gen.

Pesikan v. Atty. Gen. "Petitioner Srecko Pesikan argues that the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) erred in concluding that his 2018 Pennsylvania conviction for driving under the...

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USCIS Exempts Biometric Services Fee for all Form I-539 Applicants

USCIS Exempts Biometric Services Fee for all Form I-539 Appl...

USCIS, Sept. 25, 2023 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is exempting the biometric services fee for Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant...

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"Many" Immigration Judge Positions Open

"Many" Immigration Judge Positions Open

[What cities? How many?] EOIR, Sept. 25, 2023 Salary: $149,644 - $195,000 per year Travel: 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position Application Deadline: Friday, October...

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TPS for Afghanistan Extended, Redesignated

TPS for Afghanistan Extended, Redesignated

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/25/2023 - "Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security...

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DOJ Secures Agreement with UPS to Resolve Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claims

DOJ Secures Agreement with UPS to Resolve Immigration-Related...

DOJ, Sept. 21, 2023 "The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS). The settlement resolves the department’s determination...

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TPS for Venezuela Extended, Redesignated

TPS for Venezuela Extended, Redesignated

DHS, Sept. 20, 2023 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, due to...

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H-2 Visas: Proposed Rule

H-2 Visas: Proposed Rule

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/20/2023 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H...

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Cyrus Mehta: Advance the Dates for Filing!

Cyrus Mehta: Advance the Dates for Filing!

Cyrus Mehta, Sept. 17, 2023 "The October 2023 Visa Bulletin was disappointing. There was some expectation that the Administration would radically advance the Dates for Filing so that many more could...

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