The New York Times reported that the Department of Homeland Security will begin a review on Thursday of all deportation cases before the immigration courts and start a nationwide training program for enforcement agents and prosecuting lawyers, with the goal of speeding deportations of convicted...
The Los Angeles Times reported that North of the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican presidential candidates are talking tough on illegal immigration, with one proposing — perhaps in jest — an electrified fence to deter migrants. But data from both sides of the border suggest that illegal...
We provided immigration representation to a United States citizen petitioning for permanent resident status for her mother who was a citizen of India. The I-130 Petition was approved by USCIS and forwarded to the National Visa Center wherein one of the required documents to submit...
The American Immigration Law Council reported that in a recent interview, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, indicated that our outdated immigration policy is a big reason Silicon Valley tech companies are fighting each other for highly skilled workers. Current immigration policy limits high-skilled worker...
Our firm represented a client applying to become a United States citizen. Our client was eligible to become naturalized because she had been a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. for at least five years. We filed Form N-400 Application for Naturalization for our client....
Getson and Schatz, P.C. has been continuously providing immigration representation for a company employing a Spa Manager in H-1B Specialty Occupation status. There are two primary requirements for an H-1B visa: (1) the position must be a specialty occupation, meaning it involves theoretical and practical...
We assist a US Citizen client petition for his daughter and step-daughter who were residing in Africa to obtain immigrant visas to the United States. We prepared and filed Form I-130 on behalf of each child which were approved. Following the approval of the I-130...
