Washington (CNN) – Immigration authorities have detained a record number of undocumented immigrants this past year, according to data obtained from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE held an average of more than 42,000 people in custody each day throughout fiscal year 2018. The previous record high since ICE began tracking the […]
Trump signs proclamation blocking asylum seekers caught at the U.S.-Mexico border
13 Nov
by Foster LLP, on News
President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation Friday morning that will block migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum. The move – which will almost certainly face legal opposition – aims to funnel asylum seekers toward ports of entry. The ban will last 90 days or until […]
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the controversial H-1B visa is wreaking havoc on U.S. employers, says a group whose members include many of Silicon Valley’s largest technology firms. In a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration and the Department of Homeland Security, industry group Compete America said Citizenship and Immigration’s […]
H-1B visa fraud: Feds indict Sunnyvale man for bringing in 600 workers illegally
9 Nov
by Foster LLP, on News
In a sign of the continuing crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, a Sunnyvale man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged scheme to illegally bring in 600 foreign workers to Silicon Valley over the past decade. Kishore Kumar Kavuru, 46, billed himself as a “staffing specialist” […]