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DACA Alert – Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew deferred action under DACA. The DACA policy will be operate under the terms in place before President Trump rescinded the program on Sept. 5, 2017. U.S. District Court Judge, William Alsup ruled that the Trump Administration must…
BALCA on Familial Relationship between Alien and Employer
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Forman.” Upon evaluating an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification which provided that the employer was a closely held corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship in…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
Trump – DACA Recipients can become citizens in 10 to 12 years!
On Wednesday, January 24th, President Trump gave an impromptu news conference at the White House, just outside of his Chief of Staff, General John Kelly’s office where a small group of reports had gathered. He talked about many things including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). President Trump said, “Tell…
Immigration News – Top News Stories – January
List of some of the Top News Stories from this month’s related to Immigration: NY Times (nytimes.com), 1/24/18: Trump Officials Ask Sanctuary Cities to Prove Compliance With Immigration Law On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the Justice Department has sent out letters asking local governments across the United States to…
BALCA on Content of Supervised Recruitment Report
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO informed the Employer that he would need…
Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (10/31/17)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 1/5/18 with processing dates as of 10/31/17. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, January 19, 2018
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
Hundreds of Haiti supporters protest near Mar-a-Lago
Hundreds of Haitian Americans and their supporters chose to spend their Martin Luther King Day protesting near Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s Private Club in Palm Beach, FL., which he was staying at for the holiday weekend. They are protesting his alleged derogatory comments about Haiti and El Salvador. The President supposedly…