By Sean Collins Walsh, American-Statesman As Trump targets illegal immigration, advocates say his policies are violating asylum-seekers’ rights. According to U.S. law and treaty obligations, asylum-seekers aren’t illegal immigrants and can’t be punished. Central Americans have replaced Mexicans as the largest group of unauthorized border-crossers. In its crackdown on illegal […]
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By Seung Min Kim, Heather Caygle and Elana Schor, Politico Top senators and White House officials are laying the groundwork for a major immigration deal in January to resolve the fate of young undocumented immigrants whose legal protections were put in limbo by President Donald Trump. At a Tuesday afternoon […]
Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal Immigration
20 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
By Miriam Jordan, The New York Times The Cleveland Clinic has faced challenges securing visas for foreign-born specialists, one of many employers affected by President Trump’s tougher approach toward immigration. Credit T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times A scientist recruited by the renowned Cleveland Clinic is stuck in India […]
January 2018 Visa Bulletin – Significant Movement for Other Workers China, Modest Advancement Otherwise
20 Dec
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2018, showing significant advancement in the Other Workers preference category for China and modest forward movement across all employment-based categories except for EB-1, which remains current for all countries. The EB-2 category remains current for applicants born […]