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Beatriz, an immigrant lawyer fighting for noncitizen kids
by mlopetrone@immcouncil.org on July 14, 2025
In February 2025, a Venezuelan-American lawyer named Beatriz received an order from the Interior Department to the nonprofit where she worked: stop […]
Kaelyn, going into debt to keep her partner from deportation to El Salvador
by mlopetrone@immcouncil.org on July 14, 2025
Last summer, Kaelyn was at a Latin club in Wilmington, North Carolina when a handsome stranger asked her to dance. She wasn’t in the mood, but the […]
Axel, a DACA recipient trying to protect his community
by mlopetrone@immcouncil.org on July 14, 2025
Since President Trump’s election, Axel Herrera has seen a growing number of local police traffic checkpoints popping up across his North Carolina […]
Ilia, young Russian dissident facing never-ending detention
by mlopetrone@immcouncil.org on July 14, 2025
Ilia is a 24-year-old pro-democracy activist who recently fled a threatening environment in his native Russia. But after escaping, he was taken into […]
Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System
by Elyssa Pachico on July 1, 2025
Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an unprecedented allocation of funds for […]

The EB2 Perm Objective And Reality
by William B. Bennett on November 3, 2014
Due to the retrogression of employment based visa numbers particularly after 2007 many individuals have pursued Eb2 PERM labor certification designs […]
US Visa Reciprocity Rules
by William B. Bennett on October 27, 2014
For employment in the US some individuals will receive visas that are valid for less than the period of approval from USCIS immigration. Also, some […]
The Presumption Of Immigrant Intent For Nonimmigrants
by William B. Bennett on October 22, 2014
One reason for the denial of many USA nonimmigrant visas is due to the failure of the applicant to overcome the presumption of immigrant intent. This […]
EB Worldwide Quota Progression
by William B. Bennett on October 16, 2014
Just like fiscal year (FY) 2014, we are seeing rapid movement forward on the Eb3 (Employment based) queue for the worldwide Eb3 quota early in FY […]
H-1B Visa Lottery 2015
by William B. Bennett on October 14, 2014
It is time to start your planning for the next H-1B visa lottery. While the applications will be open for filing on the 1st of April, 2015, early […]
H-1B LOTTERY FOR 2015
by William B. Bennett on October 14, 2014
It is time to start your planning for the next H-1B visa lottery. While the applications will be open for filing on the 1st of April, 2015, early […]

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