by Lisa Ramirez | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
On December 3, 2018, USCIS proposed a number of regulatory changes [1] to the H-1B Visa, a temporary visa category that allows U.S. employers to petition a foreign professional worker for employment in a “specialty occupation,” or an occupation that typically requires...
by Lisa Ramirez | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many people are surprised to learn that although medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in some U.S. states and Canada, the sale, possession, production and distribution of marijuana or the facilitation of the aforementioned remain illegal under U.S. federal...
by Lisa Ramirez | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
On November 8, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a nationwide injunction halting the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As a result of this ruling, USCIS is required to continue...
by Lisa Ramirez | Nov 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Parole-in-Place (“PIP”) is an important immigration option available to family members of active and former military personnel. PIP permits spouses, parents, sons, and daughters of active members of the U.S. Armed Services, individuals in the Selected Reserve of the...
by Lisa Ramirez | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Public charge is a ground of inadmissibility that is currently defined as an individual who is likely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence as demonstrated by the receipt of public cash assistance (SSI, TANF, and state and local cash...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the last month, the administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy of criminalizing any entry without inspection at the border, regardless of whether an asylum claim has been made, has resulted in thousands of families forcibly being separated and children being...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
• The Port Isabel Service Processing Center is the primary family reunification and removal center for adults. If you need information about a detainee housed at this facility, you may call 956-547-1700, 24 hours a day. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls, but you...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
On June 26, 2018, in Trump v. Hawaii , the Supreme Court upheld Executive Order 9645, commonly referred to as “Travel Ban 3.0.” Issued on September 24, 2017, the executive order imposed various entry restrictions to nationals of seven countries: Iran, Libya, North...
by Lisa Ramirez | Feb 5, 2018 | business immigration
Under federal law, employers are required to verify the identity and employment of every individual hired and to document that information using Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently pledged to...
by Lisa Ramirez | Jan 18, 2018 | citizenship
On January 8, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of El Salvador. DHS will delay termination of TPS untilSeptember 9, 2019 to allow TPS holders to plan their departure from the United...
