Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Assistant Secretary Jane Oates issued a memo to rescind the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 11-07, Change 1. On December 18, 2008, the DOL published a new regulation re-engineering the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program. The publication of ...
Posted in Clarifying Procedures, Compliance, Field Memorandum, NPC Directors, Re-engineering H-2A, SWA Administrators, SWA Staff, TEGL No. 11-07 Change 1 | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
While making an important announcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said that the Office of Management and Budget has extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to Aug. 31, 2012. As a result of this, USCIS has amended the form to reflect a new revision date ...
Posted in Compliance, Extensions of Program, Form I-9 Handbook for Employers | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had a mixed reaction on DHS’ new standards for border searches of electronic devices. In a posting on its website, ACLU cautioned that while the new rules are a good first step, they do not go far enough to protect civil liberties. The new ...
Posted in Compliance, Constitutional Rights of Travelers, First Amendment Working Group, Privacy Standards, Racial and Religious Profile, Suspicionless Searches | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Despite recent legislative changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), aliens infected with a “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection” remain inadmissible into the US, according to the American Bar Association (ABA) that is running a campaign to end this practice since 1989. ABA welcomed and supported the recently announced ...
Posted in AIDS International Training and Research Program, American Public Health Association, HHS/CDC Regulations, HIV Travel, HIV/AIDS Transmission, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Malaria Reauthorization Act, US Travel, United States Global Leadership Against HIV | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
With the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy at the age of 77, Democrats in Congress are hoping to push healthcare reform forward in his honor. The senator’s death serves as a reminder that Congress and President Obama have substantial work to do to accomplish another of Kennedy’s lifelong causes: immigration ...
Posted in Amensty to Illegals, Civil-Rights Bill, Healthcare Reforms, Immigration Act of 1965, Immigration Reform, Path to Citizenship, Quota System, Sen. Ted Kennedy, The kennedy Family | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The U.S. Justice Department says the owners of Aloun Farms in Hawaii have been indicted for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and visa fraud. The department says that charges against Alec Souphone Sou and Mike Mnkone Sou arose from a scheme to coerce the labor and ...
Posted in Aloun Farm, Federal Agricultural Guest Worker Program, Forced Labor and Visa Fraud Conspiracy, Hawaii, Related News, Serious Economic Harm, Thai Nationals, Worker's Family Property | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Today, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland upheld the E-Verify rule for Federal Contractors, in response to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging the legality of the Federal Contractor E-Verify rule. This challenge was dismissed by the court and, unless another lawsuit ...
Posted in Compliance, District of Maryland, Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule, United States Distict Court | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in New York Federal Court on Wednesday, to retrieve on the U.S Customs Border and Protection’s (CBP) laptop searching policy. Until the court makes a determination of whether the Freedom of Information Act prohibits this type of searching, the rights of ...
Posted in Border Security Policies, Compliance, Federal Government Record, Laptop Issue, Searching Travelers' Laptops, Watchdog Group | No Comments »
Friday, August 28th, 2009
To impede transnational criminals and terrorists from passing on confidential and prohibited information using computers and other electronic media from the U.S. ports of entry, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced new directives that will enhance and clarify about these searches. Speaking about the directives, Napolitano ...
Posted in Backpacks, Briefcases, Bulk Cash Smuggling, Child Pornography, Compliance, Constitutional and Statutory Rights, Copyright, Department's Constitutional Authority, Digital Devices, Export Control Violations, Individual Rights, Laptops, Lawful Actions, Notebooks, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Protect Individual Private Information, Trademark | No Comments »
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Began in last fall, the Secure Communities program that already has nearly 80 counties as members including Ventura and San Diego, is set be implemented in Los Angeles County. Under Secure Communities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify and remove criminal aliens using biometric identification technologies. If implemented, all inmates ...
Posted in Anecdotal Evidence, Compliance, Illegal Immigrants with Criminal Convictions, Immigration Custody, Immigration Status Checks, Los Angeles County, Removal Operations, Ventura | No Comments »
