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House Republicans have passed a bill to suspend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program established by the Obama administration in 2012 that protects from deportation certain undocumented individuals who came to the United States as children and allows individuals to obtain employment authorization documents if certain conditions are met.  House Republicans also passed…

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which has been sending investigators from its Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) to conduct site visits at the offices of H-1B petitioners, has expanded its investigations to include petitions for L-1 non-immigrant visas. The L-1 visa enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or…

Approximately 57,500 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border illegally since October.  President Barack Obama has requested $3.7 billion to care for them, speed up deportation proceedings and attempt to deter illegal immigration.  Senate Democrats proposed a $2.7 billion package, but the House Republicans offered less than $1 billion on July 25, instead of the $1.5…

“If House Republicans are really concerned about me taking too many executive actions, the best solution to that is passing bills,” said President Barack Obama on June 30, 2014.  “Pass a bill. Solve a problem. Don’t just say no on something that everybody agrees needs to be done.”

These statements come a week after House…

Employers in industries traditionally vulnerable to unintentional hiring of unauthorized foreign nationals (such as in the construction, manufacturing, and hospitality industries) because of the prevalence of sophisticated fraudulent documents may get some relief from violation of law, at least as to workers who are Temporary Protected Status-eligible beneficiaries.

A federal court in Washington has ruled…

AUTHOR:  Davis Bae.

The Department of State has informed the American Immigration Lawyers Association that due to increasingly heavy demand by Canada-based visa applicants, the seven U.S. visa processing posts in Canada are extremely limited in their ability to accept third-country nationals (TCNs) cases during the peak demand period of June, July, and August. This…

While Barack President Obama has delayed taking action on deportations to give House Republicans the opportunity to take action on immigration reform, it seems unlikely to happen soon.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) released a memo, dated June 6, 2014, outlining the GOP-led House’s legislative priorities for June.  Among them are government funding on…