Immigration News
Following Indications that Courthouse Immigration Raids will Continue, State Chief Justices Speak Out
Most observers expected a more aggressive approach to immigration enforcement from the Drumpf administration. However, many immigrants and observers have been nevertheless been shocked by some of these tactics. One of the more controversial gambits employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are courthouse raids on undocumented immigrants. In many instances, the undocumented immigrants are coming to the courthouse for ICE-mandated check-ins or other unrelated proceedings.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Releases Implementation Memo Discussing Border Patrol Enforcement Priorities
In recent weeks, the immigration and border enforcement regime that Americans and American immigrants had become accustomed to were thrown into disarray. Longstanding assumptions about ICE agents and other enforcement priorities seemed to fall away and immigrants were left with a sense of anxiety over whether they would become targets for removal or otherwise face immigration enforcement action. Our Orlando deportation lawyers explain:
DACA Suit Seek Relief for Dreamers, Claims Texas Ruling Should Not Apply to other States
In 2014, It appeared that the Obama administration’s immigration relief initiatives, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (expanded DACA), would provide relief to potentially millions of immigrants nationwide. Under DACA, certain children who had come to the United States as undocumented immigrants prior to their 16th birthday prior to 2007 would receive a renewable work permit and other benefits. DAPA was intended to provide similar relief for qualifying undocumented parents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents. Concerns about immigration law or your EB-5 visa? Contact a Miami immigration lawyer of Colombo & Hurd.
EB-5 Visa Program Extended without Reforms for the Second Straight Year
For the second straight year the EB-5 visa program, was nearly allowed to expire. The EB-5 visa program is a means through which certain entrepreneurs who make a minimum qualifying investment and satisfy certain job creation requirements can receive a green card. The program was initially authorized in the early 1990s and was intended to attract job-creating investment into the United States. However, the program was little-used in its first two decades of existence and only began to attract attention following the global financial crisis in 2007. After the financial crisis, interest in the program skyrocketed as investors from China, Brazil, and other nations sought safe investments that could lead to a better life for themselves and their qualifying family members.
New US Immigration Option for International Entrepreneurs
On August 24, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule that would enable entrepreneurs from around the world to apply for parole for a period of two years in order to grow their business in the United States. In proposing the rule, the Department of Homeland Security evoked its discretionary authority under Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act which allows DHS to grant parole to individuals on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit. Our Tampa immigration lawyers explain.
U.S. Government Implementing Amendments to Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
A healthy and non-overly restrictive immigration policy is essential to the health of the American economy and the country’s current and historical aim of attracting the best and the brightest including people with a desire to work hard to build a better life. This goal also extends to the free-flow and exchange of ideas facilitated through travel by executives, scientists, and other influential individuals. These highly accomplished individuals may wish to visit the U.S. to speak at conferences or seminars, negotiate business deals, sign contracts, and work on highly sophisticated or technical matters concerning an array industries and interests including high tech startups, biomedical firms, and aerospace engineering interests – to name a few.
