16 Jan
by Foster LLP, on News
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Money Last summer, roughly 800 undocumented workers at Cloverhill Bakery in Chicago were let go after immigration agents discovered that many of them had used fake or stolen papers to secure their jobs. The temp agency that had hired the workers had been audited by Immigration […]
By Josh Gerstein, Politico The Trump administration announced Saturday that it is complying with a federal court order by again allowing so-called Dreamers to renew the quasi-legal status and work permits they have enjoyed under a program that started in 2012. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of the […]
16 Jan
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
As reported in a recent Foster Immigration Update©, the Trump Administration is considering elimination of the H-4 spouse EAD program that permits the H-4 spouses of certain H-1B visa holders to apply for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards. The Trump Administration moved one step closer to implementing these plans on […]
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 […]
