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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 3, 2020, reached a settlement with a Rhode Island manufacturing business over an immigration-related claim that alleged discrimination and retaliation against a U.S. citizen employee. ChemArt, a company that manufactures ornaments and collectibles, offered the worker a human resources position. The employer then unlawfully asked her to …
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 7, 2020, unanimously vacated a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a case that punishes encouraging illegal immigration for financial gain. The justices found that the federal court of appeals overstepped its authority in declaring the immigration statute unconstitutionally overbroad by going beyond what the defense presented. The …
The employment-based immigration backlog for lawful permanent residence in the United States is expected to double by 2030, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published on March 26, 2020. The report provides an analysis of the projected priority date wait times for three employment-based immigration categories — EB1, EB2 and EB3 — along …
The Trump Administration has announced a number of travel restrictions in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. All foreign nationals from China and Iran are barred from entering the United States, as well as individuals who visited these countries in the 14 days prior to their scheduled U.S. arrival. The China travel restrictions …
A message to our valued clients and business associates: At Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C., the health, safety and overall well being of our clients, business associates and the DFW community as a whole is of the utmost importance to us. Given the increasing concern surrounding the recent pandemic of COVID-19, otherwise known as the novel …
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report that examines the federal statutes that the Trump Administration has cited to repurpose funds from existing appropriations to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. CRS also discussed multiple lawsuits that have been filed challenging the Administration’s actions. Congress appropriated $1.375 billion to the Department of Homeland …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14, 2019, announced its final rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds that imposes a new public benefit condition on individuals who apply for a change or extension of nonimmigrant status. The new rule was originally scheduled to take effect on October 15, 2019. But on October …
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a rule change that requires each H-1B petitioning employer to pay a $10 filing fee for every electronic registration submitted to the agency for each H-1B worker who is to be counted in the H-1B cap selection. H-1B petitioning employers whose foreign national beneficiary qualifies for the …
President Donald Trump announced on July 26, 2019, that the United States and Guatemala have signed a controversial “safe third country” agreement, a key part of the president’s plan for reducing the influx of migrants at the U.S. border. Under the deal, asylum seekers from Central American nations — such as El Salvador and Honduras …
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) released an updated Legal Sidebar document on June 10, 2019, that outlines the immigration laws governing the admissions and exclusions of foreign nationals at the U.S. border. The report sought to clarify the detention and removal processes for foreign nationals, including procedures for asylum seekers, along with examining the treatment …
