DACA’s Supreme Court Hearing: A Line Between Legality and Agency Discretion
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held an oral argument to deliberate over the White House’s plan to roll back Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The policy,
Read More »Laura Young | From Salesforce to Dilley: Volunteering at the Border
Joining us today is Salesforce Director of Global Mobility and Immigration, Laura Young. She oversees all inbound and outbound immigration employment operations for
Read More »Who is Boris Johnson? Revisiting the Man at Brexit’s Center
The EU Council and UK Government have postponed Brexit’s fate until January 31st, 2020. In lieu of this development, we revisit the past episode with Kahn Branch, to
Read More »Administration Implements DNA Collection of Immigrant Detainees
Today we discuss how the government is collecting DNA samples from immigrants migrating to the United States. Sci-Fi film? No. just the latest
Read More »Makoto Takeda | An Economic Pipeline Between Germany and Japan
Co-Founder of Bistream Makoto Takeda joins the podcast. Bistream orchestrates business partnerships with companies, investors and universities based in Japan and Germany. He
Read More »BREAKING | Public Charge Regulation and Federal Court Injunction
BREAKING NEWS on the latest public charge regulation. Judge George Daniels of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan issued a preliminary nationwide injunction prohibiting the
Read More »Save Jobs USA V. DHS: Does H4 EADs Harm US Workers?
Do H-4EAD holders present harmful competition for U.S. workers. If so, how can that be quantified? Erickson Immigration Groups’ Kahn Branch and James Vandenberg,
Read More »Diane Rish | Accessing the Vault: AILA’s H-1B FOIA Lawsuit and Resulting Insight
Associate Director of Government Relations at American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA), Diane Rish, joins Immigration Nerds along with EIG attorney’s Hiba Anver
Read More »Sanjay Akut | Advice from a CTO to H-1B’s in Tech: Stay Flexible
What technical skills do American companies value among the best and brightest? Which approach should specialists take to stay current and flexible in the industry? We
Read More »Social Media Surveillance: Expansion in Data Collection by Government Agencies
What is the price of freedom of expression in the land of the free? A US visa, citizenship maybe? Do you consider your online identity and associations as an accurate
Read More »A Year in Immigration | First Anniversary: Dave Bier, Laura D. Francis, Tom Jawetz, Ian Kullgren, and Claudia Cubas
Today is a special episode — we are celebrating the Immigration Nerds podcast’s first anniversary! We started in a tiny room with a few attorneys and a producer,
Read More »Greg Chen | USCIS Deferred Action Changes, Subpar Border Conditions and What Agencies Are Doing About It
This week was filled with news of consecutive restrictive measures taken place within immigration. To make sense of the week and to address what is being done about it,
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