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
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Brexit Summer Calendar
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, EIG legal writer Kahn T. Branch previews the summer of Brexit. We discuss Theresa May’s resignation and the election
Read More »The Challenging Climate for the H-1B Program
USCIS is currently being sued in two separate cases over their Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) process and policy. USCIS may revoke a petition if the terms of employment
Read More »White House Uses Executive Privilege for Census Question Inquiry
“Is this person a citizen of the United States?” With the 2020 census looming and the issue of a new question on citizenship to be added, the Trump Administration is
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