HOUSTON – January 5, 2023 – Foster LLP, a leading global immigration law firm, today announces that Benjamin Schatz has been named a new partner in Foster’s Houston office. Mr. Schatz primarily represents investors and multinational corporations in their immigrant and nonimmigrant processes. A graduate of the Southern Methodist […]
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USCIS and Federal Courts Deal Dual Blows to the Asylum Process
11 Aug
by Olsa Alikaj-Cano, on Blog, COVID-19 Updates, Immigration, News
In the past two years, there have been many changes in U.S. asylum law that have had a negative impact on asylum seekers. On January 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) did nothing to protect the migrants. On the contrary, it made it more difficult for individuals to apply for asylum. Thousands of asylum seekers arriving from Latin American countries without prior authorization to enter the United States, who were immediately placed in […]
Update on Halt in Travel From Europe and Other COVID-19 Preparations and Immigration Impacts
12 Mar
by Foster LLP, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration, News
In the last 24 hours, the World Health Organization has labeled COVID-19 a pandemic, President Trump has halted most travel from Europe to the United States for a period of 30 days, and U.S. Congressional leaders and the Trump Administration are working on stimulus legislation to mitigate the disproportionate impact […]
Update on Implementation of New Public Charge Rule
26 Feb
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
Applicants for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas may be found inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” grounds if it is determined that they are likely to become a public charge in the future. In October, 2019, the U.S. Department of State published a new rule defining “public charge” and […]