OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING, DELIVERING CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS!

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On Wednesday, December 9th, the USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register that DHS is automatically extending the validity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related documentation for beneficiaries. These automatic extensions are for TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal and good through October 4, 2021.

For further details please review the AILA Document, “USCIS Notice of Extension of TPS Documentation for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal”.

The most up-to-date TPS Alerts on the USCIS Web Site!

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The final days of a Presidential Administration often proves to be very busy! The Trump Administration will try to finish work on their key immigration priorities and try to preserve their immigration policies. They feel that the Trump administration will continue working hard until January 20, 2021 to make changes. This American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Alert points out and lists many of the possible changes the present Administration may make. They have also prioritized which changes will be the main targets. For further details please review the AILA Document, “Trump Policies That May Be Finalized Before Inauguration Day 2021”.

 
 
Source of Information:

AILA (AILA.org), 12/9/20, AILA Doc. No. 20112338:

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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 “Business Development Manager-IV.”

After receiving and reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit. He directed the Employer to present copies of its recruitment records. The Employer responded with its New Jersey State Workforce Agency (SWA) Job order that was administered through America’s Job Exchange (AJE).

Once the CO received the audit materials, he denied certification of the application. The CO cited the position communicated in its recruitment advertising did not match the one listed on the Employer’s ETA Form 9089 in violation of PERM Regulations 656.17 (f)(6). In its Labor Application, the Employer stated the position required “a Master’s Degree and 12 months of experience in the job offered.” In its SWA job order, the experience requirement listed “Mid-Career (2-15 years).”

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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 Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, December 18, 2020. Act now and submit your questions!

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List of some of the Top News Stories related to Judge’s Order on DACA!

A federal Judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore Deferred Action for the Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in full! Listed below are some of the top news articles about USCIS response to the Judge’s order, effective December 7, 2020:

VOA News, 12/5/20:

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Judge Nicholas George Garaufis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has issued an opinion regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore DACA in full. On Friday, December 4, 2020, Judge Garaufis ordered DHS to take certain actions to implement his DACA opinion.

Here is the USCIS response to the Judge’s order, effective December 7, 2020:

  • Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under DACA based on the terms of the DACA policy in effect prior to September 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s December 4, 2020, order;
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A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in full. DACA shields young people from deportation and with this new order it will be open again to new applicants! The Trump Administration had shut down any new applicants since 2017.

Please review The Hill’s news article for more detailed information: Federal judge orders DHS to restore DACA, open new applications

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Question #1 – Naturalization

Will I be asked all 100 civics questions during the naturalization interview?

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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Louisiana, Maine and Maryland!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

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