HOUSTON — The U.S. government asked a federal judge Monday to lift his temporary hold on President Barack Obama’s action to shield millions of immigrants from deportation. The Justice Department’s motion for a stay was filed with the court of U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas. Last week, […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Releases Performance Data on I-526 and I-829 Petitions
23 Feb
by Foster, on News
On Feb. 18, 2015, USCIS released performance statistics on I-526 and I-829 EB-5 related petitions. The following charts provide the case status as broken down by petitions received, approved, denied, or pending from fiscal year 2008 through the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 (October through December 2014): USCIS statistics […]
For Tomás Péndola, an immigrant from Argentina, it was a normal week teaching chemistry in a public high school here, filling a whiteboard with dense equations and coaxing his students to decipher them. For Yeni Benítez, a Mexican immigrant in Wisconsin, this week was when “everything just fell apart.” Mr. […]
Charles Foster Reappointed to Serve on the Greater Houston Partnership’s Executive Committee
20 Feb
by Foster, on News
HOUSTON – Feb. 20, 2015 – Charles Foster, founder and chairman of Foster LLP, has been reappointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). Foster is a distinguished business and community leader in the Houston area and is a recipient of innumerable awards. As an […]