Employers Seeing Increased I-9 Audits & Fines Under Trump Administration
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. Under the current administration, in FY17, businesses were ordered to pay $97.6 million in judicial forfeitures, fines and restitution, and $7.8 million in civil fines, including one company whose financial pena
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) to be Phased Out
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), based on the Administration’s decision to terminate DACA, announced new measures regarding the DACA program. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said, “I am he
Computer Programmers and the H-1B Visa
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. The H-1B visa is designed to be for professional, “specialty” occupations. Specialty occupations require the “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge,” and require
President Trump Seeks to Drastically Change the U.S. Immigration System
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. President Trump’s recent announcement that he is seeking to support legislation to curb the level of legal immigration to the U.S. by proposing a skills-based system is significant. What is most concerning is
Impact on Immigration Law Due to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed a $1.8 trillion tax and spending bill into law. The Omnibus Appropriations Bill (at 2000+ pages) will fund the U.S. government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept
Past Articles of Interest
Compiled by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. Understanding the legal challenges to President Obama’s executive action for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). http
Immigration Update
The latest update on Immigration The Immediate (and Not So Immediate) Impact of Obama’s Immigration Announcement ABCnews.com
CAP-Subject H-1B Petitions for FY 2016 Will Be Accepted By USCIS as of Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Employers are encouraged to begin planning now for future H-1B hires, as cap-subject H-1B petitions will be accepted by USCIS as of Wednesday, April 1, 2015 for an employment start date of October 1, 2015, or later. Typically, individuals who ar
The National Visa Center Is No Longer Collecting Original Civil Documents
The National Visa Center (NVC), the U.S. Department of State agency responsible for pre-processing approved immigrant visas, has changed its policy on collecting originals of certain supporting documents. As of Nov. 12, 2014, the NVC will cease
The Form I-9 and False Representations of U.S. Citizenship
The Completion of the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) is used by employers to verify a new hire’s identity and to establish that the worker is authorized to accept employment in the United States. A section of the Form I-9 asks