• Challenging a Customs (CBP) Violation for NEXUS, SENTRI, or GLOBAL ENTRY Denials

    • June 13, 2013
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry
    13 Comments

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can deny an application to one of the Trusted Traveler programs such as SENTRI or GLOBAL ENTRY due to a violation of CBP Laws, regulations, or other related laws.  How should an applicant challenge such an allegation?

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  • Global Entry Denials

    • October 27, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry
    3 Comments

    (Updated October 27, 2012):  What do you do if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) denies your membership in the Global Entry program?  According to CBP, a denied applicant has two options, although I have added a third:

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  • The Problem with Global Entry

    • October 27, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry
    No Comments

    I have identified what I believe is the central problem with the U.S. Customs and Border Protecton (“CBP”) Global Entry program:  you have a law enforcement agency that has entered into the retail sales arena.

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  • Global Entry Appeals: Denial or Revocation Inquiry Procedures

    • August 8, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry, Trusted Traveler
    10 Comments

    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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  • Deferred Action has its detractors

    • July 11, 2012
    • Category: Deferred Action, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Mayorkas, Morton, Rep. Lamar Smith
    No Comments

    The new Deferred Action policy directive from the Obama Administration certainly has opposition. 

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  • Secretary Napolitano Announces Rule Making Global Entry Program Permanent

    • February 6, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry, Napolitano
    No Comments

      CBP has published a  final rule today setting forth federal regulations that replaces the current pilot with a permanent Global Entry program.

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  • CBP Issues Standards for Accepting and Adjudicating I-129 Petitions for L-1 Intracompany Transferees for Canadians under NAFTA

    • January 11, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Intracompany Transferees, L-1 Visas, NAFTA
    No Comments

      CBP has issued standards for the accepting and adjudicating of I-129 Petitions for L-1 Intracompany Transferees for Canadian Citizens under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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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
    No Comments

      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
    1 Comment

      Here is my Top Ten Immigration Wish List for 2012:

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  • ICE Updates List of SEVP Approved Schools (Updated December 16, 2011)

    • December 19, 2011
    • Category: ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, SEVP
    No Comments

      Please click here for a list of SEVP Approved Schools as of December 16, 2011: SEVP SCHOOLS

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