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H-2B Cap as of August 3, 2012
- August 28, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
No CommentsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the second half of FY 2012 and the first half of FY 2013.
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Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process Video
- August 24, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action
USCIS has posted a video entitled, “Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process.” Here is the LINK
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Arizona Seeks to deny Driver’s Licenses to Deferred Action Recipients
- August 16, 2012
- Category: Arizona, Deferred Action, DREAMers
Arizona Seeks to deny Driver’s Licenses to Deferred Action Recipients. Governor Jan Brewer has just signed a state executive order denying state benefits to DREAMers/Deferred Action Recipients using the argument that Deferred Action does not give a recipient legal status. This is another of Arizona’s challenges against the Obama Administration regarding immigration.
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals with Criminal Records
- August 15, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Immigration Reform
I would strongly encourage any DREAMers with criminal records to consult with an attorney prior to submitting any Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (“DACA”) petitions.
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New EB-5 Regional Centers
- August 9, 2012
- Category: EB-5, Regional Center
The USCIS list of Regional Centers has one new Regional Centers:
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Global Entry Appeals: Denial or Revocation Inquiry Procedures
- August 8, 2012
- Category: CBP, Global Entry, Trusted Traveler
I have previously blogged about HOW TO APPEAL a Global Entry denial or revocation. This discussion involves both denial and revocation inquiries. CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) has recently started taking away, or, revoking, the privileges of current Global Entry members.
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Notes from August 3, 2012 USCIS Stakeholder Call on Deferred Action
- August 3, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Mayorkas
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas gave the following information about Deferred Action on August 3, 2012 on a Stakeholder Call. My notes are unofficial and subject to revision.
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H-2B Cap as of July 15, 2012
- July 27, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the second half of FY 2012 as well as the first half of FY 2013.
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Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for September
- July 26, 2012
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For September, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2012 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
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Obama Reaffirms Position on Deferred Action; takes swipe at Romney
- July 18, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Obama, Romney
President Obama on July 17, 2012, gave a speech in San Antonio, Texas. He reaffirmed his commitment to Deferred Action and also took a swipe at Romney.