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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of 12/30/11
- January 5, 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 in the first half of FY 2012. As of December 30, 2011, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 17,176 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for FY2012. This count includes 11,414 approved
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Various State E-Verify Laws To Go Into Effect January 1, 2012
- January 3, 2012
- Category: E-Verify, Employers
Several states will require various employers to use the E-Verify system as of January 1, 2012.
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Reactions to NYTimes article on EB-5 Gerrymandering
- December 30, 2011
- Category: EB-5, gerrymandering, TEA
I had previously discussed the issue of potential EB-5 gerrymandering raised by the New York Times. Experts are now debating this issue.
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Ombudsman’s Office Releases Recommendations on Adjudicating Employment-Based Petitions
- December 29, 2011
- Category: EB-1, Ombudsman
On December 29, 2011, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman released a series of recommendations on improving the quality of extraordinary ability and other employment-based petitions.
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FY 2012 H-2B Cap Count as of 12/23/11
- December 29, 2011
- 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 in the first half of FY 2012. As of December 23, 2011, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 14,903 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for FY2012. This count includes 11,078 approved and 3,825
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San Diego-area bakery Sentenced for Employing Illegal Workers
- December 28, 2011
- Category: I-9, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, no-match
U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Whelan has ordered The French Gourmet, Inc. to forfeit $109,200 in illicit proceeds gained from the illegal hiring practices and pay $277,375 for its felony conviction of employing more than 10 illegal alien workers in a 12-month period.
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Top Ten Immigration Wish List for 2012
- December 25, 2011
- Category: 245(i), Border Security, Deportation, Dream Act, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Immigration Reform, Morton, Parole in Place, Prosecutorial Discretion, Reform, Secure Communities, Sheriff Arpaio, Start Up Visa Act
Here is my Top Ten Immigration Wish List for 2012:
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Immigrant Investor Regional Centers
- December 20, 2011
- Category: EB-5, Regional Center
The USCIS list of Regional Centers now has 3 new entries. The following is a list of current EB-5 (Immigrant Investor) Regional Centers by state: regional centers
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ICE Updates List of SEVP Approved Schools (Updated December 16, 2011)
- December 19, 2011
- Category: ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, SEVP
Please click here for a list of SEVP Approved Schools as of December 16, 2011: SEVP SCHOOLS
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New York City Real Estate Developers Suspected of Gerrymandering to Gain EB-5 Funds
- December 19, 2011
- Category: EB-5, gerrymandering
The New York Times is reporting that in New York, developers and state officials are stretching the rules to qualify projects for EB-5 foreign financing.