Immigration Nerds Talk About Recent USCIS Policy Changes
Erickson Immigration Group attorneys Lieselot Whitbeck and Hiba Anver discuss the new USCIS Notice to Appear policy changes and what it means for
Read More »USCIS Memo Empowers Adjudicators to Issue More Denials
This past Friday the 13th proved to be a particularly unlucky day for the immigration world as USCIS published a news release informing the public that its Adjudicator’s
Read More »Growing Concern Over H-4 Dependent Children
Many Indian and Chinese H-4 dependent children are at risk of “aging out” of dependent status upon turning 21 due to the consistent backlog for employment-based green
Read More »Congressional Vote Cancelled on Abolishing ICE
On July 16, 2018, the Republican-controlled House reversed its decision to allow a floor vote on a Democrat-sponsored bill to abolish the Immigration and Customs
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Marijuana Legalization in Canada
Erickson Immigration Attorney Hiba Anver talks about the new legalization of marijuana in Canada and what Canadians can expect as they cross the border into the United
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About USCIS Suspension of Premium Processing and the Impact on Visa Holders
Xavier Francis, Erickson Immigration Group Attorney, discusses USCIS’s recent suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B petitions and how its collateral effect
Read More »An Overview of the Valuable E-1/E-2 Visa
The E-1 or E-2 visa can be a valuable tool for foreign-owned businesses that trade primarily with the U.S. (E-1) or have made a substantial investment in the U.S. (E-2). The
Read More »USCIS 2018 Annual Report
On June 28, 2018, USCIS presented its 2018 Annual Report to Congress. The report highlights an increase in processing times for many application categories, attributed to
Read More »SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision
On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii, upholding President Trump’s September 2017 Executive Order preventing
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Travel Ban
This week on “Immigration Nerds” Podcast, Erickson Immigration Attorney Scott A. Wilkinson and Draft Secretary Kahn Thomas Branch discuss the newest travel ban,
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About #FamilySeparation
EIG attorneys Lieselot Whitbeck and Miatrai Brown discuss the current zero tolerance Family Separation policy and legal procedure, and share their own experiences working at
Read More »USCIS to Revoke Citizenship in Fraudulent Cases
USCIS announced plans to create a new office in Los Angeles dedicated to investigating citizenship fraud, with the agency identifying naturalized citizens suspected of
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