Archive for October, 2009
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) has issued a fact sheet on who can represent aliens in immigration proceedings. It made very clear that federal regulations (8 C.F.R. § 1292.1) allow only attorneys, recognized organizations, accredited representatives, other qualified representatives, and free legal services ...
Posted in 8 C.F.R. § 1292.1, Accredited Representatives, Attorneys, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), EOIR Fact Sheet, Ethics, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Free Legal Services Providers, Recognized Organizations, U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ), Who Can Represent Aliens in Immigration Proceedings? | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered more than $1.4 million in back wages for 237 employees of Computer Sciences Corp., a contractor for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Vermont Service Center (VSC) at various locations in St. Albans and Essex Junction, Vt.
The DOL’s Wage and Hour ...
Posted in $1.4 Million in Back Wages, 237 Employees, Computer Sciences Corp., DHS, DOL, DOL Recovers Over $1.4 Million From a Company, Failing to Pay the Proper Prevailing Wage Rates, McNamara-O 'Hara Service Contract Act, Misclassifying Employees, Prevailing Wage Violation, Secretary Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Department of Labor, USCIS, Vermont Service Center, Violations, Wage and Hour Division's (WHD) | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) recently released its processing time report as of October 1, 2009. The report covers petitions under Forms: I-129, I-131, I-140, I212, I-360, I-485, I-526, I-600, I-601, I-612, I-687, I-690, I-698, I-700, I-821, I-905, I-914, I-918, N-470, N-565, N-600, and N-643.
For full report, please click: AAO ...
Posted in AAO Processing Times, Administrative Appeals Office, I-129, I-131, I-140, I-360, I-485, I-526, I-600, I-601, I-612, I-687, I-690, I-698, I-700, I-821, I-905, I-914, I-918, I212, N-470, N-565, N-600, N-643, Processing Time Report as of October 1 2009, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU) has claimed that Cobb County officers have misused the authority granted to them under the section 287(g) agreement and engaged in racial profiling, resulting in the propagation of widespread fear and mistrust towards law enforcement within immigrant communities in Cobb County. The foreign-born ...
Posted in ACLU, ACLU of Georgia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Racial Profiling, Related News, Section 287(g), Terror and Isolation in Cobb County | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The annual Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2011) has witnessed a sharp increase in filings. The program that began on October 2 has attracted over 900,000 applications in the first week - a 63 percent increase over the same period last year. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) expects 13,000,000 entries ...
Posted in 000 Immigrant Visas Annually, 55, Annual DV Program Entries: Up 63%, Countries with Low Rates of Immigration to the United States, Diversity Visa, DV-2011, U.S. Department of State | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
E-Verify becomes mandatory in Washington’s Pierce County. The County Council on October 6 unanimously authorized the county to participate in E-Verify. As a result, businesses in the county are now required to confirm that they are enrolled in E-Verify if they are seeking road or other county public works contracts ...
Posted in Any Other Contract Worth More Than $25000, Council member Dick Muri, Council Member Shawn Bunney, E-Verify Becomes Mandatory in Washington’s Pierce County, Eligibility to Work, Enforcement, Federal Internet Database, Public Works Contracts Worth More Than $100000 | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
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The November 2009 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State has few changes from the last month. The EB-2 category has a new cut-off date for China. The EB-3 category has new cut-off dates for China, ...
Posted in EB-4 (Certain Religious Workers) Category Remains Unavailable for all Countries, EB-4 Remains Current for All Countries, Forward Movement for India in EB-3 (Other Workers) Category, New Cutoff Dates for China in EB-2, New Cutoff Dates for China; India; and Mexico in EB-3 Category, U.S. Department of State, Vasa Bulletin November 2009, Visa Bulletin | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Limiting medical malpractice lawsuits can save the U.S. government $54 billion over ten years, congressional budget analysts said on Friday, in a report that could boost a Republican push to include lawsuit reform in President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul. “Recent research has provided additional evidence that lowering the cost of ...
Posted in Barack Obama, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Director Douglas Elmendorf, Healthcare Overhaul, Healthcare Reform Legislation, Limiting Medical Lawsuits Can Save Billions of Dollars, Related News | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
An evangelical group is urging Congress to approve changes in immigration law in a resolution approved Thursday. The National Association of Evangelicals resolution adopted unanimously by its directors, recommends new immigration laws that would provide a path for the undocumented to gain legal status, place high priority on reuniting families ...
Posted in Evangelicals Urge Changes in Immigration Law, High Priority on Reuniting Families and Reduce Backlogs of Petitions, Immigration Reform, National Association of Evangelicals, New Immigration Laws that Would Provide a Path for the Undocumented to Gain Legal Status | No Comments »
Friday, October 9th, 2009
U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested two men, Anthony Rodriguez and Andy Rodriguez and a woman, Beatriz Manzano Luna accused of smuggling charges. The trio appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morgan on Monday morning who set bond for Anthony Rodriguez at $50,000, with a $1,000 deposit, and ordered ...
Posted in Andy Rodriguez, Anthony Rodriguez, Beatriz Manzano Luna, Enforcement, Jet Skis, Judge Ronald Morgan, Rio Grande, Trio Arrested for Smuggling Undocumented Immigrants, US Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection | No Comments »
