17 Apr
by Foster, on News
NEW ORLEANS — The immediate fate of President Obama’s sweeping immigration overhaul now rests with a three-judge appeals panel after an intense legal clash on Friday between lawyers for the federal government and for a 26-state coalition that has challenged the executive actions. A federal district court judge in February […]
A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the viability of President Obama’s plan to temporarily shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and issue them work permits. At stake is whether the president will get to implement his plan […]
by Roberto Lovato SAN FRANCISCO — It is the one major hope for at least temporary relief from the threat of deportation that immigrants like William Ortiz face daily: President Obama’s executive order providing temporary stay of deportation and a work permit. “Getting it would be super extraordinary for me,” […]
14 Apr
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On April 14, 2015, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) announced that CIS will begin premium processing adjudications for FY-2016 H-1B petitions on April 27th. This is an update from the previously announced date of May 11, 2015. This means that employers may expect adjudication or other CIS action by […]
