USCIS: No More Deference for H-1B Extensions11/03/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedOn October 23, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) issued a Policy Memorandum which eliminates the prior practice of…Read More
USCIS: Employment-based Applicants to be called for In-Person Interviews10/24/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedUSCIS has announced that, as of October 1, 2017, it will begin scheduling in-person interviews for all employment-based applicants for…Read More
President Trump Tries Again: The New Travel Ban09/28/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedOn September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a proclamation outlining a new, revised travel ban. The most recent attempt bears…Read More
Register Now for the 2019 Diversity Visa Program09/22/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedThe U.S. Department of State has announced that the 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) Program is accepting applications from October 3,…Read More
UPDATE: The End of DACA: What’s Next for Dreamers?09/05/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedThe Trump Administration announced on September 5, 2017 that it is ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), a program…Read More
Will “Extreme Vetting” of Immigrants Hurt or Help America?09/01/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedDuring the Presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump railed against immigrants, deploying a tactic as old as the Republic to link immigrants…Read More
DREAMER’s Under Threat: Will the Trump Administration cancel DACA?08/30/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedThe Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) initiative has protected approximately 800,000 undocumented immigrants – called Dreamers –…Read More
Overhauling Legal Immigration to the U.S.: Arizona’s Sen. Flake and the Value of Work.08/18/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedRecently, a bill was introduced by Senator Cotton of Arkansas and Senator Perdue of Georgia that would radically slash legal…Read More
ICE Orders Officers to Arrest More Undocumented Immigrants08/08/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedOn February 21, 2017, the Executive Associate Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Unit (ICE) announced that, “effective immediately, ERO…Read More
Travel Ban 2.0, So What Happened and What Does This Mean?07/12/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedOn March 6, 2017, the Trump Administration released an Executive Order aimed at banning individuals from certain countries from entering…Read More
Post-Election Advisory Part 7: The Wall: Will There Be One and Who Will Pay For It?04/13/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedDuring the presidential campaign, candidate Trump received a tremendous response from his supporter for his tough stance on immigration. His…Read More
Post Election Advisory Part 6: The Administration’s Executive Order on Terrorism and Refugees; Is it a “Muslim Ban”?02/01/2017Matthew HirschUncategorizedI. Background: Just one week into the Trump Presidency, the Administration issued Executive Order 13769, entitled “Protecting the Nation from…Read More