After months, or perhaps more accurately years of inaction by Congress, a group of protestors have given up all substance to motivate Congress to act on immigration reform. Obama met with the protestors at the National Mall on Friday and has praised them in his speeches indicating: They are “sacrificing

On November 15, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Policy Memorandum binding all U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees to allow for a reprieve for undocumented immigrants with close relatives who are active military members.  The new policy allows undocumented spouses, children, and parents of active duty

On November 6, 2013, Ronald Beers, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, announced that Somalis would be able to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States between November 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  This TPS extension will be valid from March 18, 2014 through September 17,

Although it may seem far off, the H-1B lottery opens up April 1, 2014 and employers should begin considering their options for potential H-1B workers or those currently in H-1B status in the United States.  In the lottery which opened on April 1, 2013 (Fiscal Year 2014), the cap was

For conditional permanent residents (CPRs) who have just been received a “green card” based on marriage to a U.S. citizen it is not too early to start preparing for the next step, the Petition to Remove Conditions (Form I-751).  Beginning three months before the expiration of a Conditional Permanent Resident