By Bill Lambrecht, Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON – Democrats in Congress are growing increasingly pessimistic that an agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation can be reached this year. While U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says it would take a miracle to get a deal done before lawmakers leave for the […]
On December 8, 2017, the Brazilian National Immigration Council announced the revocation of all prior immigration regulations that were still effective under the vacation legis, the period of time between the publication of the new Brazilian immigration law and its implementation and legal effect. The National Immigration Council also published […]
UPDATE! Court Overturns Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule and USCIS Begins Accepting Applications
18 Dec
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has begun accepting Application for Entrepreneurial Parole, and has outlined the specific requirements, procedure, and instructions for how the International Entrepreneur Rule will be implemented. On December 1, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
Attorney general, DHS secretary tie NYC terror attack to ‘failures’ in immigration system
15 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
By Geneva Sands and Matt Seyler, ABC News Attorney General Jeff Sessions invoked this week’s terror attack in New York City to criticize United States immigration policy at a Baltimore press conference Tuesday. “As yesterday’s New York events showed, in the starkest terms, the failures of our immigration system are […]