By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta The value of the O-1 visa is its flexibility, an adaptive quality that enables it to respond to the different needs of different petitioners. Any formulaic approach that restricts the full and open expression of such subtlety not only reduces the value of […]
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By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta In the ongoing litigation over the authority of the Department of Labor (DOL) to promulgate H-2B prevailing wage methodology in the Third Circuit, Louisiana Forestry Ass’n v. Secretary of Labor, No. 12-4030, the DOL wrote a letter stating that the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals’ decision in Island […]
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus Mehta Article II, Sec. 3 of the Constitution provides that the President “shall take Care that the laws be faithfully executed.” That being so, can President Obama grant deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) whose presence here represents a violation of US law? Professors Robert […]
The Ties That Bind: Can Family Unity Co-Exist with Maintenance of Lawful Permanent Resident Status?
9 Jul
by gendelman, on Immigration
By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta While many covet lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the US, popularly known as the green card, since it allows them to freely live and work in the US, it can also become a burden if one remains absent from the US, which […]