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Daily Archives: December 18, 2017

In response to President Trump’s Executive Memorandum detailing a “Buy American, Hire American” policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has scrutinized petitions and applications for immigrant benefits more heavily and has evaluated ways to eliminate various benefits programs that are not specifically required by the Immigration & Nationality […]

By Bill Lambrecht, Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON – Democrats in Congress are growing increasingly pessimistic that an agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation can be reached this year. While U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says it would take a miracle to get a deal done before lawmakers leave for the […]

On December 8, 2017, the Brazilian National Immigration Council announced the revocation of all prior immigration regulations that were still effective under the vacation legis, the period of time between the publication of the new Brazilian immigration law and its implementation and legal effect. The National Immigration Council also published […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has begun accepting Application for Entrepreneurial Parole, and has outlined the specific requirements, procedure, and instructions for how the International Entrepreneur Rule will be implemented. On December 1, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the U.S. Department of Homeland […]