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Communities Celebrate Their Commitment to Welcoming and Belonging During Welcoming Week
by American Immigration Council Staff on September 22, 2023
Co-Authors: Rich André, Asma Easa, Micaela McConnell, Paloma Ramos Last week, communities across the United States participated in Welcoming […]
New Report Uncovers CBP’s Role in Policing Racial Justice Protests in Summer 2020
by American Immigration Council Staff on September 21, 2023
Co-Authors: Emily Creighton and Tsion Gurmu In the summer of 2020, after George Floyd’s murder, racial justice protests took hold in cities […]
Fifth Circuit Allows Texas to Keep Its Controversial ‘Buoy Barrier’ in Place for Now
by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on September 14, 2023
Since President Biden took office, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been escalating both rhetoric and action in response to a rise in migration across […]
New Immigration Court Rule Would Protect Critical Docket Management Tools and Rescind Trump-Era Changes
by Gianna Borroto on September 14, 2023
The Department of Justice has proposed a new rule to protect immigration judges’ ability to administratively close removal proceedings and control […]
Biden Administration Fights to Keep Private Immigration Jails Open, Despite Promises
by Suchita Mathur on September 8, 2023
“There should be no private prisons, period, none, period. And we are working to close all of them.” Those are the words of President Joe Biden […]

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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