Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
U.S. Embassy London remind members of the Border Security Fee now in effect for certain H-1B and L-1 cases. Although the fee in most cases is usually paid to USCIS when the petition is filed, blanket L-1 fees are collected at the Embassy or Consulate.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE press release announcing that Secure Communities is now activated in Saline County, Kansas. With the expansion of Secure Communities to Saline County, ICE is now using this capability in two Kansas jurisdictions.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The “offered wage” is the wage offered to the alien at the time the ETA 9089 is filed. BALCA rejected the argument that the NOF was sufficient where the employer raised the wage after posting to a rate above the NOF range. (Matter of O’Brien & Van Stiphout, 1/3/11)
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS inventory of employment-based AOS cases pending at the Service Centers and Field Offices as of 1/5/11.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE press release announcing that the activation of Secure Communities in Sacramento County a year ago has resulted in the removal of 461 convicted criminals from the U.S. Sacramento County is one of 41 California jurisdictions in which ICE has activated this capability.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
ICE press release announcing the distribution of more than $2.3 million to state and local law enforcement agencies in New York, forfeited by IFCO Systems North America, as a result of a settlement of IFCO’s liability associated with the employment of undocumented workers.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS provides e-mail addresses for inquiries involving lockbox-filed forms.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
GAO report finding that demand for new H-1B workers tended to exceed the cap from 2000 to 2009, and that reforms are needed to minimize the risks and costs of the H-1B program. GAO recommends that DHS and DOL work to improve the efficiency and monitoring of the program.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DHS advance copy of a notice on the identification of foreign countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and the H-2B nonimmigrant worker programs. The notice becomes effective when it is published in the Federal Register on 1/18/11.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
As of 1/11/11, ICE has activated the Secure Communities biometric information sharing capability in 969 jurisdictions across 37 states.
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