Stuart Anderson, Forbes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed itself by eliminating language from its website aimed at preventing international students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT) from working for companies at third-party locations. The USCIS change may have been in response to […]
Eight Foster Immigration Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America© List
20 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
HOUSTON – Aug. 20, 2018 – Foster LLP, a leading immigration law firm, is pleased to announce that eight Foster immigration attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 The Best Lawyers in America© list. The guide honored firm lawyers in Austin and Houston with a […]
HEAT & ICE: Traffic crackdown targeted common violations by immigrants
17 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
By Sean Collins Walsh – American-Statesman Staff After his June 23 “zero tolerance” traffic enforcement operation netted 28 arrests and landed 16 people in deportation proceedings, Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook said he was “shocked” that so many motorists in the heavily Hispanic area he had targeted were driving without […]
ICE Arrests 45 Unauthorized Immigrants in Houston Area During Five-Day Operation
14 Aug
by Foster LLP, on News
HPM News Staff Federal officers arrested 45 unauthorized immigrants in the Houston area last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a news release that a five-day operation that ended Friday, August 10, targeted people who had a criminal history and people who had skipped out on immigration proceedings. […]