Law360 (December 19, 2018, 6:49 PM EST) — An Oregon federal judge on Tuesday said a former restaurant owner must spend more than three years in prison for orchestrating a scheme that lured Taiwanese workers to the U.S. under false pretenses and resulted in coerced labor, low pay and verbal […]
US, ICE seek denaturalization of former Bosnian military member residing in Illinois who allegedly lied to obtain US citizenship
26 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
CHICAGO – The United States on Thursday filed a civil denaturalization complaint in the Northern District of Illinois against a former Bosnian military member who allegedly obtained his naturalized U.S. citizenship by fraud. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago investigated the case with assistance from […]
January 2019 Visa Bulletin – Significant Progress in EB-1 for All Chargeability Areas, EB-3 and Other Workers India
19 Dec
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view 2019 January Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2019, showing significant progress in EB-1 for all chargeability areas as well as EB-3 and Other Workers in India, with the remainder of the priority of dates remaining current or […]
Proposed Change to H-1B Lottery: A Forecast for Unintended Consequences
18 Dec
by Delisa Bressler, on Immigration
Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a new rule that would impact the procedure for filing H-1B petitions under the annual Fiscal Year H-1B quota. While a seemingly insignificant procedural change, the rule would likely have a notably significant impact. According to USCIS, the rule will […]