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| | January 4, 2022

USCIS to Grant L-2 Spouses Employment Authorization Incident to L-2 Status

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 4, 2022 – On November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit in Shergill et al. v. Mayorkas regarding long delays in…

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| | January 9, 2017

New Regulations Affecting Highly Skilled Workers: An Overview

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 9, 2017 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a long-awaited final rule that will benefit many nonimmigrant foreign employees who are highly skilled, and employment-based immigrant workers, as well as their…

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| | November 15, 2016

Nonimmigrant Visas Can be Revoked for an Alcohol-Related Arrest

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) November 15, 2016 – An arrest for driving under the influence (DUI) can result in the revocation of a nonimmigrant visa. According to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) of the Department of State (DOS) made…

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| | August 31, 2016

Organizations Pressure Congress to Extend the EB-5 Regional Center Program

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2016 – A coalition of business organizations is urging Congress to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program. The EB-5 investor visa program allows a foreign national to obtain a green card if he…

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| | January 27, 2016

GAO Report Identifies Additional Actions to Address Asylum Fraud

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 27, 2016 – A study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the government’s efforts to detect fraud in asylum requests could be better implemented. The study, Asylum: Additional Actions Needed to…

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| | December 23, 2015

USCIS Proposed New Rule Providing 24 Month STEM Extension

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 23, 2015 – A proposed new rule would expand work authorization for F-1 foreign students with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the proposed rule…

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