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The EB-1 Category – No PERM Required.

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http://ow.ly/wDaml As reported by Reuters, the ACLU alleged in a complaint that DHS has ignored repeated requests for stop-and-search data and other information related to its “extensive but largely opaque” border-patrol operations in southern Arizona.

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http://ow.ly/wKJ8m DHS issued advance copies of two proposed rules for foreign high-skilled workers, including a rule that would extend the availability of employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of principal H-1B nonimmigrants and a rule to update the regulations for H-1B1, CW-1, E-3 nonimmigrants, and EB-1 immigrants.

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http://ow.ly/wDa6S The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides answers to questions submitted by the AILA SSA/DMV Taskforce in March 2014. SSA announced that as a result of I-94 automation, there is no longer a 10-day waiting period between the time a nonimmigrant enters the U.S. and the time he or she can apply for an SSN.

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The U.S. district court held that the seven day deadline for issuing a notice of deficiency or acceptance in H-2A and H-2B cases is mandatory and granted a preliminary injunction compelling DOL to comply with the deadline and issue a certification if the employer meets the criteria.

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The New York Times reports that House Speaker John Boehner has shifted blame for a lack of immigration reform from his own party back to President Obama. However, both Republicans and Democrats suggest that a narrow window for reform could open early in the summer, if Congress and the President build cooperative good will on smaller bills in the coming weeks.

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http://ow.ly/wFyHZ Minneapolis Star-Tribune: ACLU Calls for End of “ICE Holds” in Minnesota
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota sent letters to every county sheriff in Minnesota urging them to stop holding immigration detainees for ICE. by Brian D. Lerner

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http://ow.ly/wxE0m As of April 25, 2014, USCIS receipted 21,693 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap for the second half of FY2014. This count includes 18,805 approved and 2,888 pending beneficiaries.

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http://ow.ly/wxDSe The Ninth Circuit found that the petitioner was not categorically removable under INA §237(a)(2)(B)(i) because the Hawaii statute of conviction criminalized at least two substances that were not listed in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and that under the modified categorical approach, the record did not establish that the conviction involved a controlled substance listed in the CSA.

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The Associated Press reports that House Speaker John Boehner drew criticism from the left and right Friday over comments mocking his own Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to take up immigration legislation.

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