By Brenda Salinas May 18, 2016 Twenty thousand workers have been laid off this year in the oil and gas industry across the country as the price of oil has slumped. The cutbacks are especially hard for foreign workers here on what are known as H-1B visas. For them, getting laid […]
by Julián Aguilar When thousands of Central American children began flooding across the Texas border in 2014, the state’s legal community said it was ready to pitch in and help minors seeking asylum in the United States navigate a system that doesn’t guarantee a right to counsel. Two years later however, some of […]
By Robert F. Loughran, Foster LLP The United States is just one of many countries around the world that offers temporary or permanent residency on the basis of a substantial investment in the country. Options exist to secure residency in most countries if job creation can be demonstrated. The U.S. […]
By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — A court hearing Friday over the licensing of immigrant detention centers in Texas is likely to delve into the unresolved question of whether children illegally crossing the southern U. S. border can be held for long periods at facilities that federal officials say are […]