According to reports from attorneys serving clients in New York, the Buffalo office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising that effective August 21, 2017, attorneys cannot accompany clients in the secondary inspection area of any ports of entry, and that this is a national policy. The announcement is at https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-deploys-biometric-exit-technology-las-vegas-mccarran-international. The content of… Read more »
COMMENT Introduction One key priority of the Trump administration is to limit immigration, in part through enacting visa reform, in order to increase enforcement and encourage policies that benefit US workers. Consequently, early in April 2017 the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)1 the US Department of Labour (DOL),2 and the US Department of Justice… Read more »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to several more airports, including McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, for one daily flight from the United States to Guadalajara, Mexico; and William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston, Texas, for select flights. This follows recent deployments… Read more »
In a recent case, a BALCA panel reviewed an IT case involving the issue of advertising for multiple, complex job descriptions and requirements – so complex that the Board found it violates the regulations. (Opensoft, Inc., 2013-PER-867 (BALCA, August 22, 2017). The technical language used by the employer requires concentration to understand the nuances of… Read more »
On July 27, 2017, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 3471, a bill to amend section 203(b)(5) of the INA to implement new reforms, and to reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, in order to promote and reform foreign capital investment and job creation in communities in the U.S., and for other purposes.1 The bill… Read more »
RAISE Act Seeks to Limit Legal Immigration, Abolish Diversity Lottery On August 2, 2017, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), with the backing of President Donald Trump1, introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act (S. 1720). The Bill would create a merit-based immigration system. In announcing the bill, Senator… Read more »
Immigration Report Topics Immigration Trends Registered and Non-RegisteredEntities Work Permits Immigration Compliance andPenalties Costa Rica immigration at-a-glance “Costa Rica’s political stability and relatively high standard of living have made the country an attractive destination in Central America and given it the highest percentage of immigrants in the region.” Costa Rica immigration at-a-glance The majority of… Read more »
On July 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a temporary exemption of grandparents and other relatives (grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law) of those in the United States from President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban to stand. However, the court continued the temporary travel ban for certain refugees, at least until… Read more »
The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor issued a “temporary rule” on July 19, 2017, to increase the limit of 66,000 H-2B nonimmigrant visas by authorizing the issuance of up to an additional 15,000 visas through the end of fiscal year 2017. The Departments said this is a one-time increase “based on a time-limited statutory… Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 19, 2017, that it has returned all fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected by the agency’s computer-generated random selection process. USCIS previously announced that it had completed data entry for all selected cap-subject petitions. USCIS said that those who submitted an H-1B… Read more »
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