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- ‘Returning workers’ no longer exempt from H-2B cap
- 2015 saw a lot of state-level immigration legislation enacted
- 2015 saw large number of EB-5 applications
- 233,000 apply for 2016 H-1B visas, a record number of applicants
- 2nd court of appeals rules Trump’s travel ban unconstitutional
- 4 reasons to ask USCIS for expedited processing
- 4 things to know about the US citizenship test
- A green card does not guarantee citizenship
- A master hearing and other removal issues
- A pause on US permanent residency
- A Video: No Government Should be in the Business of Deporting Children
- Achieving permanent residency as an undocumented immigrant
- Activists fight to keep deportations to a minimum
- Administration: Domestic, gang violence don’t justify asylum
- African immigrants doing well despite US immigration law barriers
- African visa applicants facing extensive challenges
- AG Sessions takes steps to reduce false asylum claims
- Americans favor path to citizenship according to recent poll
- An approved marriage to a US citizen no proof against deportation
- An inadmissibility factor does not have to lead to an immigration dead end
- Another US immigration law change affects medical deferrals
- Applying for visa extensions according to US immigration law
- Army vet fights for daughter’s citizenship
- Assimilation issues during the immigration process
- Asylum-seekers caravan arrives at border, faces barriers to entry
- Attorney Speaking Engagements
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- B-1 visa holders and their dependent family members
- B-1 visas for temporary business in the U.S.
- Backlogged immigration courts place justice at risk
- Baseball player leaves game early for citizenship ceremony
- Be prepared for an immigration Stokes interview
- Be sure to follow US immigration law when filing an appeal
- Biden Administration considers increasing number of work visas
- Bill would exempt some workers from the H-1B visa cap
- Birthright citizenship denied to son of lesbian couple
- Budget issues could affect immigration matters
- Business schools are hurting under U.S. immigration law
- Can a U.S. citizen petition for a green card for a sibling?
- Can L-1 visa workers bring their spouse with them to the U.S.?
- Can tech companies influence employment immigration?
- Can you self-petition for an employment-based green card?
- Canadian Justin Bieber’s Recent Arrest
- CBP accused of separating asylum seekers from their children
- Change to US immigration law requires health care coverage
- Changes made to national interest waiver test for EB-2 visas
- Changing jobs as an E-3 visa holder
- Chinese investors moving away from the EB-5 program?
- Chinese student enrollment up in U.S. elementary and secondary schools
- Choosing between permanent residence and citizenship
- Citizenship applications facing serious backlog
- Clear the hurdle: prepare yourself for the naturalization test
- Coming to the United States for work purposes
- Common concerns about citizenship addressed
- Common misconceptions about immigration laws
- Companies seek immigration improvements for low-skilled workers
- Completing the I-9 with your new hire
- Compliance with immigration laws as an employer is crucial
- Congress considering bill on H-2B worker visas
- Considerations to make before applying for dual citizenship
- Consult a lawyer when considering permanent residency
- County officials who detained immigrants broke US immigration law
- Cuban citizens have the top refusal rate for U.S. B visas
- Current immigration policies could negatively impact many
- DACA to continue, surprise Dreamer deportations ordered to stop
- Deadlines for administrative appeals
- Dealing with criminal convictions and US Immigration Law
- Dealing with ICE: Rights under US immigration law
- Deportation levels in the U.S.
- Deportation pursued for man guilty of involuntary manslaughter
- Deportation relief an important issue for immigrants
- Deported Marine regains his US permanent residency after 15 years
- DHS chief: Citizenship on the table in current DACA negotiations
- DHS moves to end international entrepreneur rule
- Different ways a foreign citizen may secure a green card
- Diversity visa lottery not open to natives of all countries
- Do you need to prepare for a Stokes Interview?
- Do you qualify for a permanent resident card?
- Does racial bias impact the immigration system?
- Does U.S. immigration law protect against deportation?
- Does US immigration law limit when I an apply for asylum?
- Does US immigration law protect against deportation?
- Don’t Miss Out! Last Chance to File H-1Bs
- Don’t take bad US immigration law advice
- Dramatic rise in asylum backlog cases in the US
- Dreamers are still waiting in immigration limbo
- E-1 visas bring qualified investors and traders to the US
- EB-1 visas bring highly skilled workers to the U.S.
- EB5 investor visa needs renewal and reform
- Eligibility for US permanent residency
- Employees of treaty traders may qualify for E-1 status
- Employment immigration — hockey coach’s petition denied
- Employment immigration — how the H-1B visa is changing
- Employment immigration — women fired for hospital visit
- Employment immigration can be a long waiting game
- Employment immigration for businesses
- Employment immigration for professors or researchers
- Employment immigration for university and college teachers
- Employment immigration tricky for international students
- Employment immigration: Changes to asylum rules
- Employment immigration: Securing a temporary work visa
- End of Title 42 brings hope to immigrant families
- Ending of TPS protections for Nicaraguans announced
- Ending Title 42 will bring benefits to the immigration system
- Entrance into the United States as an immigrant religious worker
- Even with visas, entering the United States is complex for some
- Executive order in limbo after judge rejects White House’s wishes
- F-1 students and working while at school
- Facts about green cards
- Fake immigration court dates cause mass confusion
- Families have options when their legal status gets murky
- Family immigration: obtaining legal residency can be challenging
- Family immigration: What should I do to bring my spouse to the US
- Family members of treaty traders
- Federal judge orders DACA program reinstated into law
- Federal judge: Funding can’t be withheld from sanctuary areas
- Fee increase for certain U.S. work visa petitions
- Financial issues and international students
- Foreign bands and the upcoming petition fee increase
- Foreign doctors and practicing medicine in the U.S.
- Form related to the adjustment of status process updated
- Former immigration officer struggling with U.S. immigration law
- Free increase for individuals seeking certain types of visas
- Get legal help when the complexities of immigration law arise
- Getting citizenship takes time
- Getting proof of your US citizenship
- Government shutdown impacts immigration hearings
- Greater number of black immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship
- Green card eligibility following a spouse’s death
- Green card facts you should know
- Green card form mistakes to avoid
- Green card holders and travel outside the U.S.
- Green card holders subject to some limits
- Green card petition timing issues for widows/widowers
- Green cards and children of U.S. citizens
- Green cards going to the wrong addresses?
- Guarantees are hard to come by when it comes to immigration
- H-1B employment immigration visa faces new challenges
- H-1B premium processing reopened for certain physicians
- H-1B visa applications reach cap in just one week
- H-1B visa program enhanced to help spouses of visa holders
- H-4 spouses and work authorization
- H1-B visas keeping skilled immigrants from entering United States
- Have you heard these immigration myths?
- Help may be available for unaccompanied child immigrants
- Helpful tips for dealing with US immigration law
- Homeland Security finds 4 detention centers violate standards
- Hope for reform in employment-based immigration
- How can businesses bring employees to the United States?
- How can employees stay in the United States permanently?
- How can I use family immigration for my loved one?
- How do I get an immigrant visa number for permanent residency?
- How does a refugee or asylum recipient get a green card?
- How does military service impact a person’s immigration status?
- How does US immigration law handle student visas?
- How hard is the naturalization civics test?
- How long can a person with L-1 status stay in the U.S.?
- How long is a green card valid?
- How to apply for and secure a work visa for the United States
- How to avoid fraudulent US immigration services
- How to lose US permanent residency
- How to secure permanent residence in the U.S.
- How to spot fraudulent US immigration law services
- How to work in the United States legally
- Hurricanes sometimes drive migration
- I-9 compliance is a major part of employment immigration
- ICE complicates family immigration for married couples
- ICE releases policy on immigration raids at courthouses
- Illegal immigrant families of US military may get legal status
- Illegal immigrants without criminal records may avoid deportation
- Immigrant father released from Louisiana detention center
- Immigrant professionals may benefit from recent executive order
- Immigrants could ease shortages in the workforce
- Immigrants playing a big role in the U.S. tech industry
- Immigrants should be aware of their legal status in the U.S.
- Immigrants winning more deportation cases
- Immigration and crawfish season in Louisiana
- Immigration and visa issues for college professors and lecturers
- Immigration court backlog longer than ever before
- Immigration is a tool in the battle for economic dominance
- Immigration issues and ICE custody
- Immigration issues for foreign nationals with degrees
- Immigration legislation may be passed this year after all
- Immigration matters regarding children of green card holders
- Immigration numbers see big uptick in last year
- Immigration officials stage sting with fake university
- Immigration options for investors and entrepreneurs
- Immigration policy causes uncertainty for international students
- Immigration reform may up the cost for citizenship applications
- Immigration reform would help farmers across the country
- Immigration requirements for employers
- Immigration restrictions are impacting construction
- Immigration work visas may allow for spouses to get jobs
- Improved US-Cuba relations impacts immigration
- In a perfect world, asylum would be more streamlined and efficient
- Increase in employment visas a good thing for Louisiana?
- Increased federal oversight of international student programs
- Increased fees are coming to US immigration law
- International adoptee faces deportation hearings
- International student applications down at many U.S. business schools
- International student enrollment in Louisiana
- International students and working in the U.S. after graduating
- Interview with immigration official must be taken seriously
- Is employment immigration right for you?
- Is employment immigration the right choice for entrepreneurs?
- Is it possible to fix the employment-based immigration system?
- Is Louisiana state law different than federal US immigration law?
- Is the H-1B the only employment immigration option?
- Is US immigration law too restrictive when it comes to workers?
- Is US permanent residency a path to citizenship?
- It’s important to have help with family immigration concerns
- Judge says ICE agents can’t make arrests in immigration interview
- Labor certification required for some, but not all, EB statuses
- Lawful immigrants and working in the U.S.
- Lawmakers walk back US immigration law medical policy change
- Likelihood of working unusual hours higher among immigrants
- Long waits for those applying for E-2 investor visas
- Louisiana sees drop in international students
- Many American Nobel Prize winners are immigrants
- Many Haitian migrants are ready to work in the United States
- Many immigrants in U.S. can not afford citizenship fees
- Many Liberians can apply for US Permanent Residency
- MLS player recently granted U.S. citizenship
- More H-2B visas available for employment immigration
- More jobs opening, and more immigrants needed
- Most immigrants ICE arrested in 2017 had past criminal convictions
- Ms. Gasparian Goes Live on Loisirslit Online Radio
- Natural disasters can raise special immigration issues
- Naturalizing when married to a U.S. citizen spouse
- Navigating U.S. immigration law compliance issues as an employer
- Nearly a million people completed path to citizenship in 2022
- New bill may assist in Louisiana immigration reform
- New changes mean one less requirement for green cards
- New employment immigration pilot program launches
- New figures for DACA paint positive picture
- New GOP immigration plan may mean changes for illegal immigrants
- New H-1B visa rules may limit employment immigration
- New hope for those seeking green cards
- New I-9 form released, will soon be mandatory
- New in-person interview requirements announced for certain immigration processes
- New interpreter policy implemented for USCIS interviews
- New proposal offers hope for undocumented immigrants
- New regulations on work visa programs to soon come into force
- New special family immigration program to soon start in U.S.
- New U.S. immigration program proposed for entrepreneurs
- New US immigration law policy involves expedited removal
- New USCIS fees make employment immigration more expensive
- New visas may be available for business start-ups
- NFL player completes naturalization process
- No more H-2B visas for this half of 2021
- Nonprofit aims to ease path to citizenship
- Nonprofit organizations and H-1B visas
- Number of Cubans coming to U.S. up significantly in recent years
- Number of international students up in the U.S.
- Numbers of work-based visas approaching record levels
- Obama announces sweeping immigration reform with executive order
- Obtaining legal status for your spouse
- On B-visas and state and federal immigration laws
- On E visas, and what they mean for companies and professionals
- On extreme hardship, the 601 waiver, and deportation
- Opportunity is there to improve H-1B visa rules
- Options galore when it comes to permanent residency
- Overcoming some common citizenship and naturalization issues
- Overstaying visa is a common occurrence in immigration
- Participation jumps in Optional Practical Training student jobs
- Pending bills bring hope to DACA recipients and farm workers
- People of tremendous talent, and how companies can retain them
- Permanent residency for employment-based immigrants
- Petitions for religious workers
- Policy change made regarding nonimmigrant work visa renewals
- Policy change should make family immigration easier
- Poll finds deportation is main concern among immigrants
- Population projections show importance of immigration
- Positive immigration changes and hope for reform
- Positive news for STEM workers applying for employment visas
- Possible asylum decisions in US immigration law
- Post-graduation immigration issues for student visa holders
- Premium processing program for H-1B visas suspended
- Preparing for immigration interviews
- President Obama focuses on immigration reform
- President Obama plans to take action on immigration reform
- Previously deported Army vet is granted his US citizenship
- Proposed bill brings hope to those waiting on green cards
- Proposed US immigration law would help agricultural workers
- Protections against deportation in US immigration law
- Protections extended to hundreds of thousands of immigrants
- Proving your marriage is valid at a USCIS fraud interview
- Pursuing the documents one needs to work in the U.S.
- R-1 visa allows religious workers to fulfill their calling
- R-1 work visa holders and family immigration issues
- Rapper 21 Savage facing immigration woes
- Reasons for grounds of inadmissibility
- Removal of conditions from marriage-based residence
- Renewed visa programs leads to increasing scams
- Report points to children of immigrants as a major source of science talent in the U.S.
- Requirements for citizenship naturalization
- Requirements for securing a fiancé visa
- Resolve immigration deportation issues in Louisiana
- Restricting H-1B visas is harmful to the U.S. economy
- Revisions are coming to the U.S. citizenship test
- Rules tightened for companies sponsoring outsourced H-1B visas
- Securing a green card as a special immigrant
- Securing work permits continues to be a problem for many
- Should employment immigration be easier? Some say yes
- Social media now an important part of US immigration law
- Some immigrant workers face risk of losing protected status
- Some physicians eligible for a special national interest waiver
- Some questions and answers in regards to the H-1B visa
- Some states ask for extension of law keeping migrants out
- Special concerns for DACA recipients who are parents
- Sponsoring children with family immigration
- Spousal immigration differences between citizens and permanent residents
- Spouses of deceased U.S. citizen military members and citizenship
- Spouses of skilled workers anxiously await May 26
- Steps for hiring a foreign worker
- Students may be able to enter the U.S. for work experience
- Suggested visa changes could positively impact U.S. economy
- Supreme Court allows enforcement of Trump’s travel ban for now
- Supreme Court may help youths dropped from family visas
- Supreme Court rejects challenge to DACA, orders continuation
- Supreme Court strikes down phrase in immigration law as vague
- Supreme Court’s sports betting ruling could help sanctuary cities
- Surge in child immigrants creates concern for refugees
- Temporary employment immigration ban extended through 2020
- The academic degree branch of the EB-2 program
- The basics of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- The Brexit and international student interest in the U.S.
- The citizenship test could be changing soon
- The complex application process for war translators is outrageous
- The contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs to the U.S.
- The current state of employment-based immigration
- The dual purpose of the B visa, and how it works
- The effects of quotas on the H-1B program
- The family immigration impacts of becoming a U.S. citizen
- The five categories related to permanent residency via work visa
- The immigration backlog problem — Part 1
- The immigration backlog problem — Part 2
- The immigration backlog problem — Part 3
- The immigration system continues to be a massive gray area
- The importance of the rights of a permanent resident
- The limitations of H-4 visas for children of H-1B workers
- The many types of non-immigrant employment visas
- The many ways that immigration legal action can be appealed
- The marginal enterprise rule for E-2 status
- The naturalization test: exemptions and accommodations
- The need for comprehensive immigration reform
- The positives of immigration reform
- The removal process, and why you will need legal help ASAP
- The startling rise of the U visa
- The tech industry needs more immigrant workers
- The types of visas available to immigrants
- The U.S. economy needs immigrant workers
- The U.S. tech industries need immigration to stay competitive
- The United States is in critical need of visa reform
- The valuable roles H-1B workers can play in the workplace
- There are many options for employment immigration
- Things you should know about America’s work visa flaws
- Tighter US immigration law restrictions target the middle class
- Time-frame factors regarding U.S. citizen family immigration
- Trends in naturalization
- Trump endorses new immigration reform bill
- U.S. changes policy on when visa holders will be presumed to have lied
- U.S. high schools continue to see more international students
- U.S. immigration law: can past jobs affect citizenship prospects?
- U.S. immigration law: Fake court dates are making asylum harder
- U.S. naturalization regulation has changed greatly over the years
- U.S. sees increase in international students in STEM fields
- U.S. Supreme court to review an immigrant visa case
- U.S. will have thousands of new citizens over Constitution Week
- Unaccompanied and undocumented children crossing borders
- Understanding the basics of US visas
- Undocumented immigrant to receive license to practice law
- Unique immigration applicants, and the processes they deal with
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- Updated guidelines for employment-based immigration
- US Citizenship and Immigration services to furlough workers
- US citizenship out of reach for some immigrant service members
- US government to give $10 million in citizenship grants
- US immigration law — Can I file for unemployment?
- US immigration law — changes to DACA
- US immigration law — do ICE arrests violate the Constitution?
- US immigration law — What do I need to cross the border?
- US immigration law allows for appeals
- US immigration law and criminal convictions
- US immigration law and the immigration interview
- US immigration law changes could negatively impact Iran
- US immigration law gets much-needed technology update
- US immigration law makes allowances for the COVID-19 virus
- US immigration law makes getting visas harder for pregnant women
- US Immigration law: appealing asylum denial could get easier
- US immigration law: application denials skyrocketing
- US immigration law: Do I need a visa to visit Louisiana?
- US immigration law: Dreamer detained after international flight
- US immigration law: How a hardship waiver can help you stay
- US immigration law: International immigration offices could close
- US immigration law: Journalist appeals deportation order
- US immigration law: Judge reverses deportation of veteran’s widow
- US immigration law: What is an extreme hardship waiver?
- US immigration law: Will new initiative include asylum seekers?
- US marriage nearly 2 years ago? Remove your green card conditions
- US may begin seeking detailed history from all visa applicants
- USCIS fee hike blocked by federal judge
- USCIS reverses furlough decision
- Using a nonimmigrant visa to visit the United States
- Veterans can face deportation after criminal convictions
- Violence in Central American leading to more asylum cases
- Visa options for those coming to the U.S. for religious work
- Visa problems are impacting students
- Wage concerns among H-1B workers
- Ware Gasparian Volunteers Assist Catholic Charities in Citizenship Mega-Workshop
- Was immigrant activist targeted for deportation to silence him?
- What age are most resident nonimmigrants?
- What are my rights under US permanent residency?
- What are the most common birth countries of U.S. green card holders?
- What are the most common nonimmigrant I-94 admissions to the U.S.?
- What are the requirements to become a U.S. citizen?
- What are the rules of the investment visa?
- What are the steps to seeking asylum in the US?
- What can disqualify you from receiving a US immigration visa?
- What can I do while waiting for my green card?
- What can keep me from getting a visa or green card?
- What could put your green card in danger?
- What family members can I bring to the US?
- What happens when you get to the naturalization test?
- What is a green card, and how do you get one?
- What is a K-1 visa?
- What is a non-immigrant visa?
- What is the future of employment-based immigration
- What is the most common employment-based green card?
- What is the non-immigration student visa?
- What is the pass rate for the U.S. naturalization test?
- What questions are you asked at a Stokes interview?
- What types of questions are on a citizenship test?
- What U.S. jobs/industries have high levels of immigrant workers?
- What’s going on with family immigration?
- What’s the difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee?
- When a naturalization application isn’t granted
- When a non-citizen is accused of a crime in the U.S.
- When a person’s goals change during a U.S. visit
- When can I apply for citizenship?
- When can immigration petitions be expedited?
- When can the government revoke your naturalized citizenship?
- When E-2 visa holders desire permanent residency
- When you get a green card, what rights do you immediately obtain?
- Whether Undocumented Children Are Allowed to Stay or Not Depends if They Have a Lawyer
- Which country are most H-1B visa holders from?
- Which US immigration law visa should I use for travel?
- Who can appeal a visa denial under US immigration law?
- Who is a ‘special immigrant’ for EB-4 purposes?
- Who is given preference in family immigration?
- Why did the USCIS deny my green card renewal?
- Why do I need a visa to enter the U.S.?
- Will 2016 see lots of U.S. naturalization applications?
- Will a citizenship question appear on the next census?
- Will Congress replace DACA anytime soon?
- Will esports suffer because of US immigration law?
- Will there be any changes to H-1B visa processing this year?
- Will US immigration law permit my spouse to move here?
- Will your immigration journey include naturalization?
- Work permits for some immigrant workers extended through 2024
- Workers from India suffer negative effects of immigration laws
- You can do this: avoiding your immigration issue isn’t the answer
- Young immigrants may see visa troubles after Supreme Court ruling
- Your resident status is not safe after a conviction