11 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California largely blocked the Trump Administration’s effort to terminate the DACA program. Finding that the decision to terminate the program was based on a flawed legal premise, the court held that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed […]
10 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The McClatchy DC Bureau has recently reported that the Trump Administration is no longer considering new regulations that would eliminate H-1B extensions for H-1B workers who have reached certain milestones in the permanent residency process. In an earlier report, the McClatchy DC Bureau indicated that “The administration is specifically looking […]
By Ken Thomas and Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Searching for a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an immigration agreement could be reached in two phases — first by addressing young immigrants and border security with what he called a “bill […]
By Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle Houston employers need to dot their i’s and cross their t’s, because immigration agents are stepping up demands of: “Show me your papers!” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding inspections of Form I-9s, which are used to verify an employee’s eligibility to work in […]
