Archive for the ‘DHS’ Category
Friday, February 12th, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report, which provides the estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2009 by period of entry, region and country of origin, state of residence, age, and gender. The DHS 2009 population estimates report ...
Posted in DHS, Estimates of Unauthorized Population in US, January 2009 Report | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
As a part of President Obama’s Open Government Directive, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday introduced its new “Open Government Initiative” to create a more open, transparent, efficient, and effective government. The administration has set four goals for this initiative known as “cornerstone of an open government.”
The goals DHS ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B Visa, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-2B Visa, INA, Immigration and Nationality Act, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) for employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. USCIS reminds that an employer, who has repaid their funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, should ...
Posted in DHS, Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, EAWA, Employ American Workers Act, Federal Reserve Act, Form I-129W, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) liaison has informed that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has withdrawn its memorandum dated January 19, 2010 regarding acceptable signatures on applications and petitions, which was posted on USCIS website. In order to collect input from stakeholders about development and implementation of policies ...
Posted in AILA, DHS, Memorandum on Signatures on Applications and Petitions, Stakeholder Engagement, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have alerted customers of certain Notices of Approval (Forms I-797) issued to between January 20, and 27, 2010, with incorrect or missing information. The issuance of these incorrect approval notices impacted Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) and Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status ...
Posted in Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, DHS, Form I-129, Form I-539, Form I-797, Incorrect Approval Notices, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Revised Approval Notices, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have posted Question and Answers (Q&As) pertaining to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed new rule regarding attorney discipline program (see our yesterday’s news snippet “DHS’ New Rules of Professional Conduct for Practitioners“). The Q&As are mainly focused on who is authorized ...
Posted in DHS, Professional Conduct for Practitioners, Q&A on DHS' Proposed Attorney Discipline Rule, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a memorandum last week to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman on Recommendation 43. The recommendation pertains to the temporary acceptance of filed Labor Condition Applications for certain H-1B filings and excuse of late H-1B filings where ...
Posted in Alejandro N. Mayorkas, DHS, DOL, ETA, H-1B Filings, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Response to CIS Ombudsman's Recommendation 43, Temporary Acceptance of Filed LCAs, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The latest testimony in a lawsuit filed by the Indian H-2B workers against the company, Signal International has brought the Guest Worker Program flaws to the fore. The Signal International hired these foreign workers with the help of U.S. and Indian recruiters, reports The New York Times. The company claims ...
Posted in DHS, Guest Worker Program, H-2B Visa, ICE, Indian Guest Workers, Lawsuit, Non-Immigrant Visas, Signal International, The New York Times, USCIS, Victims of Trafficking and Labor Abuse, h-2b | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing representation and appearances by, and professional conduct of, practitioners in immigration practice before its components to:
Conform to the grounds of discipline and procedures regulations with those promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ);
Clarify who is authorized to represent applicants ...
Posted in DHS, DOJ, Grounds of Discipline, Immigration Practice Before DHS Components, New Rules of Professional Conduct for Practitioners | No Comments »
