• Diversity (DV) Category Cut-Offs February 2016

    • February 12, 2016
    • Category: General
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    For February, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2016 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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  • H-2B Cap Count as of February 9, 2016

    • February 12, 2016
    • Category: General
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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 for the first and second halves of FY 2016.

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for July 2014

    • June 30, 2014
    • Category: General
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    For July, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 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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  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform: A Comparison of the Obama and Bipartisan Senators’ Plan

    • February 11, 2013
    • Category: General
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    We have had some exciting news on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform front recently.  Both President Obama and the ‘Gang of Eight’ bipartisan senators have released their plans for reform.  So far, these are only a set of principles or plans and none of this is law or policy just yet.  Both plans have similarities and

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  • Global Entry Denials: Quoted in the New York Times

    • October 20, 2012
    • Category: General
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    I have previously blogged about HOW TO APPEAL a Global Entry denial or revocation.  The New York Times had a recent article on Global Entry denials.  I was privileged to be quoted on this issue in this article by Susan Stellin. 

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  • Temporary Protected Status Extended for Salvadorans

    • January 16, 2012
    • Category: General
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      Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending Sept. 9, 2013.

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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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  • PERRY ON IMMIGRATION

    • September 27, 2011
    • Category: Bachmann, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Congress, General, H-1B Visas, Perry, Romney
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    Texas Governor Rick Perry is one of the leading candidates to become the Republican nominee for the upcoming Presidential Election. The issue of immigration reform will be an important one in the months leading up to the Presidential Election. Governor Perry has taken some early positions on Immigration and I examine them here.

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  • GOP 2012 Field on Immigration – The Self-Defeating Strategy Continues

    • August 16, 2011
    • Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, General, GOP, ICE, Obama, Republicans
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    Washington, DC – Just as they have in past election cycles, Republican presidential candidates are struggling with the issue of immigration.

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  • NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: USCIS Reaches FY 2010 H-1B Cap

    • December 29, 2009
    • Category: General, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
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    As of December 21, 2009, USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking an employment start date

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