DACA Recipient Faces Revocation of Status, Deportation Again Due to 2010 Driving Without a License Arrest
The DACA program is intended to provide hard working, ambitious, and law-abiding young people with the opportunity to live, study, and work in the United States. This opportunity was limited to young people who were brought to the United States as children and who had...
EB-5 Visa Regional Center Program Extended Through September 2017
On May 5, 2017 President Trump approved the bipartisan Congressional spending bill that will continue to fund the U.S. government through September 30, 2017. Despite concerns over a potential termination or amendment of the popular EB-5 Visa Regional Center Program,...
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...
As Uncertainty Surrounds H-1B Visas, Businesses and Individuals May Consider L-1 or EB-5 Visas, Respectively
The H-1B visa has developed into one of the high-profile immigration solutions employed by businesses. In essence, the H-1B visa permits greater labor flexibility since companies can seek workers from abroad to fill certain job roles when an American is unable to...
“Final” Temporary EB-5 Extension Expected as April Reauthorization Deadline Approaches
The EB-5 Visa and the regional center visa program have experienced some turbulent times over the past several years. Despite attracting little attention for the first two decades of its existence, the EB-5 visa program exploded onto the scene following the Great...
Prior to Tweet Controversy, Embattled Representative Introduced Bill to Kill EB-5 Program
Many news watchers are probably keenly familiar with U.S. Representative Steve King due to his potentially offensive remarks and tweets regarding race relations in the United States. Recently, a furor erupted over recent tweets by King in which he praised a far-right...
Detained DREAMer Released After Being Held for 6 Weeks
Six weeks ago, DREAMer Daniel Ramirez Media was taken into custody by ICE despite his protected status. The arrest and detainment of this DREAMer set off panic among many immigrants and family members who had relied on their protected status under DACA and taken steps...
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on EB-5 Visa Program
For years, members of the House of Representatives and a number of members of the Senate have expressed concern over the EB-5 visa program. These concerns are generally premised on the belief that the EB-5 program is being abused by developers. This is creating a...
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...
EB-5 Visa and the Indian Investor
In 1990, the United States Congress created an immigration program called EB-5 with the hopes that it will generate new investment capital in the United States and create new jobs for workers in the country. EB-5 visa stands for the employment-based fifth preference...
Arrest of DACA Dreamer May Signal New Era in Immigration Enforcement
For many Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States without proper immigration authorization, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was supposed to represent a promise. To Dreamers, DACA was a promise that as long as they stayed out...
EB-5 Applications Spike Following Introduction of Bill that Could End EB-5
The EB-5 visa program is an important engine for growth in the American economy. Following the economic difficulties following the 2007 Recession, the EB-5 program became a major source of capital and investment for real estate projects. EB-5 has allowed developers to...
How will the Trump Presidency Impact the EB-5 Program?
Over the past few years, the EB-5 visa program, designed to provide green cards to immigrant investors, has come under increasing scrutiny. To date, a number of Senators and elected representatives have raised concerns regarding the flow of EB-5 capital to urban,...
EB-5 Minimum Investment Amount would Skyrocket to $1,350,000.00 under Proposed USCIS Regulation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally released its proposed new regulations concerning the EB-5 Visa. Dubbed the "EB-5 Modernization Rule", the regulation provides proposed sweeping changes to the EB-5 Investor Visa in several key areas. The most...
EB-5 Visas Requires the Strategic Navigation of Multiple U.S. Government Agencies
Individuals who are seeking a green card and pathway to citizenship have likely heard of a program known as EB-5. The EB-5 visa allows a wealthy immigrant entrepreneur to make an investment into the United States in exchange for a green card. The investment into the...
USCIS Provides Employment Visa Guidance Regarding “Same or Similar” Occupations
Section 204(j) of the Immigration and nationality Act (INA) provides for job portability for individuals living and working in the United States on an employment visa. The job portability provisions found in Section 204(j) can allow an individual to change jobs or...
Orlando SC’s Soccer Stadium: Built through EB-5 Investments
Orlando SC was announced by Major League Soccer and the club’s investment group in 2013. Known as The Lions, Orlando SC entered league play in the MLS in 2015. The team played its first match against New York City FC. While the team itself seemed to proceed from...
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...
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...
EB-5 I-526, I-829 and I-924 Processing Times Reach New Records as Thousands of Applications Await Processing
The EB-5 visa program is a government program that can permit foreign entrepreneurs to invest in the United States to create jobs in exchange for a temporary green card. Provided that the terms and conditions of the program are satisfied, the conditions on the...
