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The prevalence of document fraud in the workplace was the subject of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Assistant Director Waldemar Rodriguez’s testimony yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. She noted that because immigration-related crime poses a significant threat to national security and public…

As of April 4, 2012, USCIS has received 22,500 H-1B non-immigrant visa petitions needed to meet the regular and master’s degree caps, according to information released by the agency on H-1B non-immigrant visa petitions for Fiscal Year 2013. Approximately one-third of the petitions received are counted toward the 20,000 master’s degree cap. The H-1B regular…

The Obama administration is launching another round of worksite investigations. ICE officials indicate approximately 500 employers have been visited during the past couple of days by Special Agents who have requested not only the employment verification forms (Forms I-9), but also evidence of the corporate structure, contracts with subcontractors and temporary employment agencies, and payroll…

USCIS is seeking public comments on its proposed revised Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification form). As all employers in the United States are aware, employers must complete the Form I-9 for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Highlights of the proposed changes include:
• The 5-page…

The tide seems to be turning and the EB-2 immigrant visa numbers may again retrogress for nationals of India and China. Charlie Oppenheim, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting at the Department of State, speaking at the recent AILA Midwest Regional Conference in Chicago, advised American Immigration Lawyers Association Members that he will likely retrogress India…

At a time of increasingly aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, the California Service Center of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has notified certain stakeholders that the USCIS will be ramping up “administrative site visits” in connection with H-1B petitions filed by U.S. employers. This is an effort at enhanced enforcement in response to the…

Secretary Janet Napolitano has released the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal years 2012-2016. The plan, released on February 13, outlines broadly the Department’s missions and goals to align program activity to better serve the public. More importantly, the plan revisits mission performance benchmarks and projects how those benchmarks will change as…

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“Hi Kevin, it’s Sally at ABC Company. We need your help again. ICE Special Agents came by the worksite again today and delivered a Notice of Inspection for our Forms I-9 and supporting documents. They limited the inspection to the I-9s for active AND separated employees hired after their last inspection, …

Speaking before the American public (and Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, and Mickey Mouse at Disney World), President Barrack Obama announced an expansion of the Global Entry program, including the easing of B1/B2 tourist processing times at consular posts around the globe, among other things.

Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program…