Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
ICE announced the arrest of a third individual indicted for conspiracy to commit human trafficking offenses involving Haitian nationals. The indictment includes charges that the defendants engaged in visa fraud by making false statements in documents filed for H-2A visas.
A group of national and local immigrants’ rights, civil rights, and religious organizations in expressing serious concerns with the ICE response to the creation and dissemination of the list of purported undocumented Hispanic residents of Utah.
Proposed revisions to the USCIS fee schedule and changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.
Effective 10/1/10, USCIS domestic offices and U.S. territories will no longer accept cash payment. As an alternative to cash, customers may pay using checks (including personal checks), money orders, and credit cards.
ICE press release on the arrests of 75 foreign nationals with criminal records in Virginia and Washington, DC, following two ICE enforcement operations. The release includes information on the removal process for individuals arrested.
As of 7/23/10, USCIS receipted 30,640 H-2B petitions, including approved and pending, toward the 47,000 beneficiaries target for the 2nd half of FY 2010. Beneficiaries target is the estimated number of petitions needed to reach the cap and is higher than the actual cap.
ICE issued a comment request for the information collection on the proposed ICE Form 71-022, Bond Worksheet, which is a precursor for preparing Form I-352. Comments are due 10/12/10. Related Resources include proposed worksheet.
DOL Secretary’s Order 5-2010 delegating authority to the WHD Administrator to issue U Nonimmigrant Status Certification and carrying out INA provisions relating to enforcement of labor condition applications for employment of H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visas.
USCIS announcement that 55 noncitizen members of the U.S. military and 17 military spouses were naturalized in South Korea. USCIS has naturalized 196 military members in South Korea, the most since the inception of the overseas naturalization program in 2004.
USCIS announcement that more than 9,000 individuals will become U.S. citizens as part of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on 9/17/10. Included is a list of 2010 Citizenship Day ceremonies, including naturalizations at 22 national park sites across the country.
DHS Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on the new USCIS Citizenship & Immigration Data Repository (CIDR), which makes information from multiple USCIS benefits administration systems available for querying by authorized USCIS personnel.
USCIS extended the deadline for comments on the draft RFE template for the Request for Evidence – 1-140 E11 Alien of Extraordinary Ability
ICE announcement that it will be posting an anti-trafficking message in 50 different foreign language newspapers across the country as a way to reach out directly to the American public to help combat human trafficking.
Guidance regarding I-9 and immigration-related discrimination issues in response to the invalidation of pre-July 1, 2010 Puerto Rico birth certificates.
DOJ announcement that awas sentenced to 10 years in prison for making false statements on naturalization forms regarding his participation in a 1982 massacre at a Guatemalan village known as Dos Erres.