Immigration

Immigration

FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Statistics, Eligible Registrations Plunge by almost 40% — Visa Lawyer Blog — May 2, 2024

New fraud prevention mechanisms applied to the H-1B program in fiscal year 2025 have led to a dramatic decrease in the number of eligible registrations ...
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Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Plan Is a Solution in Search of a Problem

As I recently explained, the Biden administration appears to be planning to expand on its other “parole” programs to grant de facto amnesty to approximately ...
Immigration

David North, 1929-2024

Our colleague David North passed away over the weekend. David was the dean of immigration researchers in the United States, having first encountered the foreign ...
Immigration

The United States and Mexico Announce Bilateral Action to Address Illegal Immigration — Visa Lawyer Blog — April 29, 2024

As the 2024 U.S. presidential elections draw nearer, Biden and Mexico’s President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador, have announced joint efforts to combat illegal border crossings. ...
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ICE Immigration-Enforcement Officers Thumb Noses at HSI ‘Rebrand’

As I recently reported, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Patrick J. Lechleitner is allowing special agents in his agency’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) ...
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ICE Leadership Furthers the Effort to ‘Abolish ICE’

The “Abolish ICE” movement that gained momentum in the summer of 2018 has gained new life, thanks to an unlikely source: Patrick J. Lechleitner, ICE’s ...
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Immigrant Visa Green Card Backlogs Increase in April 2024 — Visa Lawyer Blog — April 26, 2024

In this blog post, we cover the newly released Immigrant Visa Backlog Report published by the Department of State. April’s report provides the latest data ...
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Biden Mulling ‘Parole in Place’ Amnesty for 1.1 Million Alien Spouses

The Wall Street Journal earlier this week reported that the White House is mulling a plan to amnesty up to 1.1 million alien spouses of ...
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Two Swing State Polls Show Immigration Is on the Ballot in November

Two recently released polls show immigration is on the ballot and may be the deciding issue in the November presidential election. While American voters largely ...