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Over 900,000 entries for the Annual Diversity Immigrant Visa Program have already been submitted for 2011. This was just during the initial week – a 63% increase over last year. The U.S. Department of State initiated the registration period for DV-2011 on October 2, 2009. The Diversity Visa Program – this year referred to as …
A program of voluntary humanitarian repatriation has been continued for the sixth consecutive year. The U.S. and Mexican governments recently announced resumption of a voluntary program to return Mexican nationals, who are unlawfully in the United States and who have been apprehended in the Sonora Arizona desert area, to the Mexican interior as a way …
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced new guidance for searches of electronic devices at U.S. ports of entry. The guidance provides additional information regarding how DHS conducts searches and when travelers may expect return of their electronic property. In the past, DHS searched a briefcase or backpack and examined photographs, work …
Texas Civil Rights Projects filed suit against the state’s Department of Public Safety over restrictive requirements to obtain valid driver’s licenses. Among the plaintiffs in the case was Juana Venada, a Mexican national and single mother of three children, who was victimized under punitive Texan rules when she attempted to obtain a driver’s license. Juana …
In an effort to fashion a remedy for certain widowed foreign national spouses who were not married to U.S. citizens for 2 years at the time that the U.S. citizen died, U.S. Attorney General Janet Napolitano announced a new policy to assist such persons to remain in the United States, despite the loss of their …
Fifty individuals were arrested and named in 27 federal indictments because they entered into sham marriages to gain U.S. residency. Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started rounding up and arresting 50 people named in 27 federal indictments on August 11, 2009. All were part of a scheme based in Cincinnati, Ohio, to …
The Department of State has issued its Visa Bulletin for August 2009. The Bulletin sets forth immigrant visa number availability for August for qualified visa applicants in numerically limited visa classifications. The Bulletin lists cut off dates. If an applicant has a priority date (generally the date of filing of the petition or an application) …
Earlier this Spring, the Department of Homeland Secretary’s (“DHS”) Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or “ICE,” announced a shift in policy in its enforcement of worksite compliance laws. ICE will now be seeking out employers with egregious immigration law violations. ICE is DHS’ investigative arm and is charged with enforcement of worksite compliance. Its enforcement activities …
Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. is a full service immigration law firm serving the business and family immigration needs of companies and individuals in North Texas and throughout the United States. Our highly experienced attorneys are dedicated solely to providing United States immigration-related legal services. Our highly focused practice offers comprehensive representation in all phases of …