Trump Administration Reaches Asylum Agreement with El Salvador
On September 20, the Trump administration came to an asylum cooperation agreement with El Salvador, designed to deter migrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Social Media Surveillance
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to EIG attorney Ryan M. Knight about social media surveillance as part of the visa process. This level of scrutiny
Read More »October 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the October 2019 Visa Bulletin. EB-2 and EB-3 categories for the worldwide quota have become current once again. Cut-off dates for
Read More »Jerry Erickson Joins Northern Virginia Technology Council Board of Directors
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the largest technology council in the country, has announced that Jerry Erickson, President and CEO of Erickson Immigration
Read More »A Year in Immigration | First Anniversary: Dave Bier, Laura D. Francis, 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 »Australia | Annual Review of Skilled Migration Occupation Lists Underway
The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (“The Department”) has begun its annual review of the Skilled Migration Occupation Lists. The Department
Read More »Department of Homeland Security Proposes Expansion of Social Media Disclosure Requirements
On September 4, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposal to collect social media user identifications in order to “assess an alien’s
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk to Greg Chen of AILA About the Week in Immigration
This week, the Trump Administration released a number of new restrictive immigration measures. To help make sense of the week and to address what is being done about it, we
Read More »USCIS Proposed a $10 Fee for H-1B Visa Applications
In a new Department of Homeland Security proposal released on September 3, employers who are applying for H-1B visas in next year’s lottery would be required to pay an
Read More »A Parliament on Pause? A Brexit Update
Last week, new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson advised Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This has brought to an end
Read More »Redefining the Citizenship Process for Children of U.S. Service Members Born Abroad
On Wednesday, August 28, the Trump administration announced changes to the definition of residency as it relates to the citizenship of children of U.S. service members born
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Hidetaka Hirota about the Public Charge Rule
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast we take a historical approach to the idea of public charge and welcome history professor Hidetaka Hirota from Waseda University
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