On July 16, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing asking U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to explain the increase in immigration case processing times and denials. Since USCIS fiscal year (FY) 2017 there has been a 67% increase in case processing times, resulting in 2.3 million […]
President Trump’s Proposed Asylum Changes Raise Concerns
12 Jul
by Foster LLP, on Blog, Immigration, News
Federal law has for decades legally allowed individuals from other countries to apply for asylum if they have a well-founded fear of persecution or torture based on a protected ground of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Winning asylum is already very difficult, with […]
EB-5 vs. E-2 Visa, A Potentially Better U.S. Investor Visa Strategy
20 Jun
by Matthew Myers, on Blog, Immigration, News
Certain foreign nationals can come to the United States as a lawful permanent resident through the EB-5 investor immigrant program or come temporarily with an E-2 treaty investor/trade nonimmigrant visa. Which approach is the best approach depends on many considerations, including timing, the foreign national’s intent, the amount of the […]
Next year is a presidential election year, and electioneering has already begun to gain momentum in both parties. There’s no doubt the ever-increasing political rhetoric has begun to motivate future voters at both ends of the political spectrum who may qualify to become U.S. citizens. As immigration attorneys, we see […]