House Approves $4.5 Billion in Border Aid
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will send 4.5 billion dollars in humanitarian aid to crisis-stricken migrants at the border. The aid will fund
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk to Rachel Levitan of HIAS
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Rachel Levitan the Vice President, International Programs at HIAS. Rachel shares HIAS’s history, their
Read More »Acting CBP Commissioner Resigns
On Tuesday, the Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders announced his resignation. His message to agency employees follows a dramatic increase in
Read More »USCIS Expands Digital FOIA
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced they would be expanding the digital Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records System (FIRST). The FIRST
Read More »Citizenship Question Blocked for Now, SCOTUS Says
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled against adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The majority stated, they “cannot ignore the disconnect between
Read More »A Possible H-1B Cap in Response to Data Rules
In advance of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi, there are reports of a possible cap on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the 2020 Census
In this week’s Immigration Nerds Podcast, we sit down with EIG attorney Jeremy Dumetz and talk about the hotly debated “citizenship” question the Trump
Read More »Philippines | Tax Identification Number (TIN) is Now Required for All Foreign Nationals Applying for a Work Permit
On May 31, 2019, the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released Memorandum Order No. 28-2019, which prescribes the policies and guidelines relevant to the
Read More »Mitt Romney Introduces Bill to Make E-Verify Permanent, Still Optional
On Wednesday, June 12, Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced a bill in the Senate that would make the E-Verify program permanent. E-Verify, the online tool that allows
Read More »Cyber-attack Hacks Thousands of Travelers’ Images at the Border
On May 31, the Customs and Border Protection agency was made aware that up to 100,000 images of travelers and license plates were hacked in a cyber attack. For security
Read More »Erickson in the News: Mexicans have a special route to the US job market. Trade wars could close it off
Melia Russell | June 16, 2019 As a candidate, Donald Trump began his campaign by attacking Mexicans. Now, some here legally fear they’ll be collateral damage in his
Read More »July 2019 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the July 2019 Visa Bulletin. Cut-off dates remain effective for the EB-1 categories with no movement forward in any of the
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