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19 Apr Obama Administration Considers Bond Hearings for Immigrants in Long Term Detention

Posted at 09:33h in Uncategorized

The Los Angeles Times published an article about the Obama Administration considering Bond Hearings for those immigrants in long term detention. Read the article at: http://touch.latimes.com/?utm_source=AILA+Mailing&utm_campaign=71f414b081-AILA8_4_18_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3c0e619096-71f414b081-287721293#section/-1/article/p2p-79937039/...

18 Apr USCIS Works to Improve EB-5 Program

Posted at 09:31h in Uncategorized

The Huffington Post published an article about USCIS working to improve the EB-5 program. Read the article at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-jahangiri/uscis-works-to-improve-th_b_5107594.html...

17 Apr EOIR Releases Statistical Yearbook

Posted at 09:37h in Uncategorized

The Executive Office for Immigration Review Released its 2013 Statistical Yearbook which is available at: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/press/2014/FY2013SYBNewsRelease04162014.html...

16 Apr Attorney Brian Getson Publishes Book on Obtaining a US Visa Based on Achievement

Posted at 19:18h in Uncategorized

Attorney Brian Getson's book titled "Obtaining a US Visa Based on Achievement" is now available for purchase at Thomson Reuters’ online store. Click the following link for purchase information and a description of the book: http://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/c/Obtaining-a-US-Visa-Based-on-Achievement-What-You-Need-to-Know-Quick-Prep/p/100251489...

16 Apr Philadelphia Changes ICE Detainer Policy

Posted at 09:38h in Uncategorized

The Philadelphia Daily News published an article about the City of Philadelphia's change in its immigration detainer policy with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read the article at: http://articles.philly.com/2014-04-15/news/49159231_1_order-executive-director-ice-holds...

07 Apr Getson & Schatz Helps College Student Receive DACA After Juvenile Conviction

Posted at 19:49h in Success Stories, Uncategorized

Our Philadelphia immigration attorneys recently helped a college student in Pennsylvania receive Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) even though this young man had a prior juvenile conviction from when he was 14 years old. On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced that...

07 Apr H-1B Cap Reached

Posted at 09:44h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council reported that the H-1B visa cap was reached on April 7, 2014. Read the article at: http://immigrationimpact.com/2014/04/07/h-1b-visa-cap-for-higher-skilled-workers-maxed-out-in-record-time/...

11 Mar Getson & Schatz Successfully Applies for I-601A Waiver for Undocumented Alien from the Dominican Republic

Posted at 21:55h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Our Philadelphia immigration attorneys have experienced great success in filing I-601 waivers on behalf of clients whose removal from the United States will cause extreme hardship to their U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (“LPR”) spouse or parent. We received an approval of the newly-established...

09 Mar USCIS Releases L-1B Statistics

Posted at 17:46h in Uncategorized

In response to a FOIA request, USCIS released statistics for FY2012 and FY2013 on the number of L-1B nonimmigrant petitions received, approved, and denied, as well the number of L-1B petitions for which an RFE was issued. These new statistics, when compared with USCIS statistics...

09 Mar Immigration is Good for Science Research in the United States

Posted at 17:39h in Uncategorized

The American Immigration Council reported that research and knowledge are becoming key to economic growth worldwide, increasing the importance of intellectual work. And for the United States in particular, immigrants play an important role in science and engineering (S&E) research. Indeed, a February report from the National...

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