By Mariko Hirose | December 7, 2023
When a U.S. citizen marries a noncitizen, the foreign spouse does not automatically obtain the right to live in the United States permanently. Instead, if the spouse does not have permanent status already, the U.S. citizen must submit a petition and accede to the process of proving the marital relationship to USCIS. Should the consular officer's fateful decision to issue a spousal visa be subject to any degree of judicial oversight? In a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Solicitor General is urging the court to take up the question and answer it in the negative to the detriment of millions of U.S. citizens.
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By Lawrence J. Persick | November 28, 2023
I think we are all starting to see how this piece of federal legislation has caused a headache for state courts. While state court judges are not actually making immigration determinations, they are being asked to make all of the factual determinations underlying an immigration decision and, with a number of judges, that does not sit well.
10 minute read
By Cathryn Miller-Wilson | November 17, 2023
Instead of turning to the obvious solution for our employment and daily living challenges—immigration—increasing numbers of Congressional representatives continue to hammer at immigrants as if the displaced were simply a burden rather than an opportunity for our country.
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By Dallis Terc | November 14, 2023
Many of the proposed updates will directly impact the tens of thousands of F-1 students studying in Pennsylvania. Those students wishing to join the U.S. workforce need to enter the H-1B cap lottery, or otherwise pursue H-1B status outside of the lottery.
5 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | November 3, 2023
A Houston immigration lawyer's defamation claims against a prominent media consultant and a Dubai multi-millionaire were upheld after review by the…
4 minute read
By ALM Staff | November 2, 2023
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy is the winner of the California Legal Awards' Vanguard Award.
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By Mariko Hirose | October 19, 2023
The immigration "crisis" narrative of recent years misses an important point: that the instinct to ban refugees has forced the current predicament in the first place. Further, this reactionary path has weakened the federal government's capacity to respond constructively to global displacement.
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By Stephen Groves | October 16, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis' comments were a striking departure from the public stand taken by U.S. officials, including some of his fellow Republicans, who draw distinctions between the aims of the Palestinian people and those of Hamas.
4 minute read
By Meredith Doll | October 10, 2023
DHS and ICE have been keeping employers on their toes this year.
7 minute read
By Ari Ratush | October 6, 2023
A Texas district court judge issued a decision on Sept. 13, 2023, declaring that "DACA," a program providing certain benefits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, is illegal. The ruling states that new applications will not be adjudicated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), however, those who already have DACA designation will be allowed to renew it.
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