Date News Stories 10/16/2014 Hondurans fled to the US because their lives were in danger. The US sent them back. 10/15/2014 New York Considers Limiting Immigrant Detention 10/12/2014 The Ireland-Texas connection 10/11/2014 Migrant children: Out of sight, still in mind 10/9/2014 Influx of unaccompanied immigrant […]
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2014 Date Press Release 10/7/2014 The ABC’s of Immigration: Teacher Employment Update Seminar for School Administrators 9/23/2014 Foster Fall Immigration Update Seminars in Austin and Houston, Texas 7/24/2014 Seminar for Health Care Specialists and Researchers 7/7/2014 Benefits of an Immigration Fix 7/4/2014 Foster Webinar on I-9 and E-Verify 6/30/2014 Activistas […]
On Thursday, October 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of State published the November 2014 Visa Bulletin, indicating a significant retrogression in visa availability under the Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB-2) category for applicants born in India. Beginning November 1st, the EB-3 India “cut-off” date will be February 15, 2005. This means […]
Recent Federal Investigations Yield Record Fines and Settlements for Alleged Immigration Violations
6 Oct
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Three recent cases have highlighted the significant penalties being imposed by U.S. immigration authorities on employers for immigration violations related to knowing employment of unauthorized workers, harboring, fraud, conspiracy, and discrimination. The largest fine with criminal forfeiture of over $1.3 million and restitution of $2.6 million was imposed where the […]