• EB-5 Stakeholder Engagements for 2012

    • December 19, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, Stakeholder Engagements
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    USCIS has established the following schedule for EB-5 stakeholder engagements in 2012.

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  • Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio Kicked out of access to the Secure Communities program

    • December 16, 2011
    • Category: DHS, DOJ, General, Secure Communities, Sheriff Arpaio
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      DHS as of December 15, 2011 has terminated Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (“MCSO”’s) 287(g) jail model agreement and is restricting the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office access to the Secure Communities program.

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  • Ever wonder about those Inheritance Scam Emails?

    • December 16, 2011
    • Category: fraud, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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      A Blaine, Wash., man convicted on federal wire fraud and tax charges for his role in a “Nigerian inheritance” fraud scheme was sentenced Friday to five years in prison following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).

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  • Secure Communities Program Also Snares U.S. Citizens

    • December 14, 2011
    • Category: ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Secure Communities
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      Bugs n the Secure Communities computer system have caused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain U.S. citizens.

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  • H-2B Cap Numbers

    • December 13, 2011
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    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.

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  • Diversity Immigrant (DV) Processing Times, January 2012

    • December 13, 2011
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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      For January 2012, qualified DV-2012 applicants have  immigrant numbers available to them chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows:

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  • ICE Targets Fewer Criminals in Deportation Proceedings

    • December 9, 2011
    • Category: Deportation, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Napolitano
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      Statistics show that fewer criminals are ending up in deportation proceedings.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has targeted fewer criminals, a stark contrast to the claims made by the Administration.

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  • Senators Favor Making EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program Permanent

    • December 7, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, H-1B Visas
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    The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program on December 7, 2011.

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  • Reauthorizing the EB-5: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on December 7

    • December 5, 2011
    • Category: EB-5
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    Under the latest extension, Congress had authorized the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program through September 30, 2012.  The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on reauthorizing the program on December 7, 2011.  

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  • Romney: Immigration Flip-Flop

    • December 2, 2011
    • Category: Gingrich, Immigration Reform, Romney
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      Presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently made a complete Flip-Flop on Amnesty.

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