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3/4/10 UPDATE

One for Good Guys--USCIS, Please Follow the Law Next Time

Circuit Court Rules USCIS Unlawfully Imposed Arbitrary Requirements Washington D.C.

2/5/10 UPDATE

Visa Bulletin for March 2010

USCIS Issues Additional Information Regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to Employers Filing H-1B Petitions (.pdf 362 KB) USCIS provides an instructions for how to answer the revised Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker with regard to businesses who received funding under the TARP legislation

1/29/10 UPDATE

DOS and its partners are intensifying efforts addressing the potential for trafficking in persons, particularly children, in post-earthquake Haiti including registration of unaccompanied and separated children, tracing, and family reunification.

DHS announced that it continues to support U.S. government efforts to provide operational and humanitarian assistance in Haiti by deploying over 1,000 personnel.

1/25/10 UPDATE

State Department 2010 Earthquake in Haiti Webpage

1/22/10 UPDATE

ICE Updates List of SEVP Approved Schools

CBP Reminds U.S.-Bound Travelers from Visa Waiver Program Countries to Complete Online Travel Authorization

1/20/10 UPDATE

USCIS Issues Controversial Memo on Determining Employer-Employee Relationships for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions

1/15/10 UPDATE

AILA Applauds the Grant of TPS to Haitian Nationals

DHS Secretary Napolitano Designates TPS for Eligible Nationals of Haiti

Secretary Napolitano Announces Streamlined Citizenship Application Process for Members of the Military

1/13/10 UPDATE

AILA Asks DHS Secretary Napolitano to Designate Haiti for TPS

DHS Halts Removals to Haiti

12/22/09 UPDATE

FY 2010 H-1B Cap Reached

12/15/09 UPDATE

IRS New Guidance on “HEART ACT” – Exit Tax for U.S. Expatriates

Applying For a Nonimmigrant Visa at A U.S. Consular Post

Self-Check Verification In the Works, USCIS Head Says; 'Verification Initiative for Business Enterprise' Discussed

Visa Bulletin Issues Projections for FY 2010 Cut-Off Dates

State Dept. To Deploy Web-Based Nonimmigrant Visa Application Worldwide

CBP Announces 'FAST' Commercial Frequent Traveler Program Change

12/01/09 UPDATE

First Successful Prosecution of Mississippi Employer for Criminal Immigration Violations

DOS Announces Deployment of Form DS-160 for All Nonimmigration Visa Applications Worldwide

December Visa Bulletin Notes Reinstatement of Certain Religious Workers and Investor Pilot Program Categories

USCIS Issues Guidance on I-140 and Labor Certifications Issues

USCIS Temporarily Accepts Incorrectly Denied LCAs for Certain H-1B Cases

Labor Dept. Announces Expiration of H-1C Nursing Program

NEXUS Frequent Border Crossing Enrollment Center Moves

11/20/09 UPDATE

ICE Announces Another 1,000 I-9 Worksite Audits on Thursday, November 19, 2009

USCIS Continues to Conduct over 25,000 Surprise H-1B Worksite Visits

11/04/09 UPDATE

H-1B CAP-SUBJECT VISA COUNT: There is still time to file your H-1B visa petitions

10/15/09 UPDATE

DHS Rescinds 'No-Match' Rules

Many Visa Number Cut-Off Dates Not Budging in November, State Dept. Says

10/7/09 UPDATE

Congress Poised to Extend Four Immigration Programs for Three Years

USCIS Issues Controversial Clarification of Requirements for Agents Filing as Petitioners for O and P Visas

10/6/09 UPDATE

State Dept. Issues DV-2011 Visa Lottery Instruction

State Dept. Issues Final Rule on Documentation of Nonimmigrants Religious Occupations

10/1/09 UPDATE

Change in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Policy Regarding Initiation of Removal Proceedings Against Non-citizens with Criminal Convictions

Alert: Be Prepared for Surprise Enforcement Site Visits

USCIS Says Fees May Rise

9/15/09 UPDATE

October Visa Bulletin Shows EB-3s Backlogged 7 Years

U.S. Department of State Announces Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery) Registration Period

9/2/09 UPDATE

E-Verify Alert: Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009

8/27/09 UPDATE

Expiration Date of Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Extended to Aug. 31, 2012

8/24/09 UPDATE

USCIS Intensifies Fraud Investigations and Worksite Visits

8/18/09 UPDATE

U.S. Intensifies Audits of Employers

8/10/09 UPDATE

Obama sees early 2010 start on immigration reform

8/6/09 UPDATE

H-2B Visa Alert: USCIS Reopens Fiscal Year 2009 H-2B Visa Petition Filing Period

8/3/09 UPDATE

Are you Ready for an I-9 Audit? Missed Our Initial I-9 Web Seminar? Here's Another Chance to Get Your I-9's in Order!

7/31/09 UPDATE

H-1B CAP-SUBJECT VISA COUNT: There is still time to file your H-1B visa petitions

7/27/09 UPDATE

AILA President Bernard P. Wolfsdorf provides comment to the LA Daily Journal on fraudulent ICE letters sent to U.S. employers

From Nonimmigrant Alien to U.S. Citizen: USCIS Naturalizes First Soldier in MAVNI Pilot Recruiting Program

7/23/09 UPDATE

California issues formal apology for past discrimination against the thousands of Chinese immigrants who helped build the state

7/21/09 UPDATE

USCIS Issues Directive for Greater Flexibility in I-751 Petitions Filed by Married Couples Going Through Separation

7/20/09 UPDATE

USCIS Has Resumed Premium Processing for Certain Non-Immigrant R-1 Religious Worker Petitions

Comprehensive Immigration Reform - A Unique Opportunity to do the Right Thing for Same Sex Couples

7/17/09 UPDATE

JUDGE BRUCE J. EINHORN JOINS WOLFSDORF IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP AS OF COUNSEL

Get Your I-9's in Order: Are you Ready for an I-9 Audit? Register for a Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group I-9 Webinar!

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Company Incurs a $40,000 Fine for Immigration Violations & Enforcement Actions Increase Nationwide

More on E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Delay

China, India Employment-Based 2nd Preference Priority Dates Progress in August & the Department of State Determines FY 2009 Limits

9th Circuit Rules That Revocation of I-140 Petition Trumps Portability

The Department of State Releases DV-2010 Lottery Results

7/5/09 UPDATE

See AILA President Bernie Wolfsdorf’s blog: ICE CRACKS AUDIT WHIP

7/1/09 UPDATE

USCIS serves 652 businesses nationwide with I-9 audit notices on Wednesday, July 1, 2009

6/29/09 UPDATE

Helpful Tips for U.S. and Canadian Border Travelers this Summer

6/26/09 UPDATE

Current I-9 Form Validity Extended Beyond June 30

USCIS Updates Progress Toward H-1B cap

H-1B Processing Time Will Increase July 1

USCIS Issues Court Notice to Pending I-360 Religious Workers

6/22/09 UPDATE

USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing Service for I-140 Immigrant Visa Petitions

6/18/09 UPDATE

USCIS Explains "Full-Time," Discusses Job Creation Timing in EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

6/17/09 UPDATE

Outlook Grim for India, China Employment-Based Visa Categories

E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Delayed Until September 8, 2009

DHS Proposes To Expand E-Verify Monitoring and Compliance Efforts

SEVP Posts New Information on Upcoming SEVIS II

Court Orders USCIS To Accept Concurrently Filed Religious Worker, Adjustment Applications

DHS Establishes Interim Relief for Widows of U.S. Citizens

6/5/09 UPDATE

Bernie Wolfsdorf Installed as President of AILA

5/22/09 UPDATE

USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings

5/20/09 UPDATE

USCIS Discusses Requirements for H-1Bs in Health Care Specialty Occupations

4/8/09 UPDATE

USCIS continues to accept H-1B visa petitions subject to fiscal year 2010 cap.

2/3/09 UPDATE

H-1B Filing Alert - Prepare Early for the H-1B Lottery.

2/2/09 UPDATE

Use of New Form I-9 Delayed Until April 3, 2009.

12/20/08 UPDATE

Beginning on January 12, 2009, all individuals traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program will need to register at least three days before departure with the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). For more information, consult U.S. Dept. of State Travel.State.Gov.