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Immigration News & Analysis, Maggio & Kattar’s electronic immigration newsletter, offers up-to-date information and insightful commentary on U.S. immigration law and policy. Immigration News & Analysis is published monthly in an electronic format and is available via e-mail. Subscribe to Immigration News & Analysis.

2010

December

  • What Could Be More Important than Stimulating the Economy and Bolstering National Security? Making the Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • Securing an L-1B - What's Knowledge Got to Do With It?
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Opines on "Appropriate" Employer-Employee Relationships for H-1B Purposes
  • and more…

2009

December

  • What Does USCIS' Fraud Detection Unit Want From You?
  • HIV Positive Immigrants'Applications For Inadmissability Waivers To Be Held In Abeyance
  • Hopeful Progess In Resolving Surviving Spouses Limbo
  • and more…

October/November

  • Long Wait Continues for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants
  • The Best and the Brightest Fleeing America - Why We Urgently Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count Jumps 7,000 in one month to 52,800
  • and more…

October - Special Alert

  • Customs and Border Protection Warns of Tougher Stance on Returning Lawful Permanent Residents with Criminal Convictions
  • and more…

September

  • What Does USCIS' Fraud Detection Unit Want From You?
  • HIV Positive Immigrants'Applications For Inadmissability Waivers To Be Held In Abeyance
  • Hopeful Progess In Resolving Surviving Spouses Limbo
  • and more…

August

  • E-Verify Set to Take Effect September 8, 2009
  • A Potential Crack in the Armor Against Granting Asylum to Those Who Resist Induction into Gangs
  • Below average performance by U.S. students in math and science portends a continued need for foreign workers
  • and more…

July

  • DHS Secretary Napolitano Highlights Administration's Support for E-Verify, Requirement for Use by Certain Government Contractors by September 8
  • ESTA Application Poses Dilemma for Certain Short-Term Business Visitors
  • First Preference Immigrants from China and India Encouraged to File Petitions Immediately Given Looming Threat of Priority Date Retrogression
  • and more…

June

  • LATEST GRIM VISA BULLETIN PROJECTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED GREEN CARDS ILLUSTRATE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
  • DHS AND CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS OFFER HOPE THAT SURVIVING SPOUSES OF US CITIZENS WILL ACHIEVE PARITY UNDER IMMIGRATION LAWS
  • SUMMER TRAVEL ALERT
  • and more…

May

  • THE SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY REJECTS THE MISUSE OF FELONY AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AGAINST FOREIGN WORKERS
  • SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT TRADITIONAL STANDARD APPLIES TO STAYS OF REMOVAL FOR CASES UNDER APPELLATE REVIEW
  • IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR EMPLOYERS OF H-1B VISA HOLDERS
  • and more…

February

  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S VISA BULLETIN REFLECTS SUSTAINED HIGH DEMAND FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANT VISAS NUMBERS
  • U.S. SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES PERSECUTOR BAR IN NEGUSIE V. HOLDER
  • WIDOWS OF U.S. CITIZENS FILE CLASS ACTION SUIT CHALLENGING THE "WIDOW PENALTY"
  • and more…

January

  • USCIS ANNOUNCES H-2B CAP REACHED FOR FY 2009
  • AG DECISION IN MATTER OF COMPEAN DECLARES IMMIGRANTS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO COUNSEL
  • E-VERIFY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IS DELAYED AND FATE OF E-VERIFY PROGRAM UNKNOWN
  • and more…

2008

December

  • USCIS PUBLISHES INTERIM RULE ON DOCUMENTS ACCEPTABLE FOR COMPLETION OF FORM I-9 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
  • DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DRAMATICALLY EXPANDS SCOPE OF US-VISIT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEARLY ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS, INCLUDING PERMANENT RESIDENTS, BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2009
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION (ESTA) DRAMATICALLY CHANGES TRAVEL TO U.S. FOR VISA WAIVER PROGRAM TRAVELERS
  • and more…

November

  • E-VERIFY MADE MANDATORY FOR MOST FEDERAL CONTRACTS, CONTRACTORS
  • DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROVIDES UPDATES ON PERM PROGRAM, LABOR CONDITION APPLICATIONS
  • NEW VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRIES BECOME ELIGIBLE TO TRAVEL TO U.S. USING ONLY ESTA CLEARANCE
  • and more…

October

  • DV LOTTERY APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST (NOON)
  • ALMOST 12,000 H-1B CAP SUBJECT PETITIONS REMAIN PENDING AT USCIS
  • MCCAIN AND OBAMA ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
  • and more…

September

  • ADVANCED IMMIGRATION PLANNING CRITICAL AS H-1B AND EMPLOYMENT-BASED GREEN CARD SHORTAGE CONTINUES
  • REMINDER ON AUSTRALIAN E-3 EXTENSIONS AND SINGAPOREAN AND CHILEAN H-1B1s
  • DOS ON INADMISSIBILITY OF UNLAWFUL VOTERS
  • and more…

August

  • H-2B CAP FOR "SEASONAL WORKERS" REACHED FOR HALF OF FY2009
  • LCA AND PERM BACKLOGS REAPPEAR AT DOL
  • NEW PASSPORT CARD BEING ISSUED BY DOS AND DHS FOR BORDER CROSSERS
  • and more…

July

  • UPDATE ON DOL MATTERS
  • TIPS FOR NORTHERN BORDER CROSSERS AND OTHER TRAVELERS
  • TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR GREEN CARD HOLDERS WHO REQUIRE RE-ENTRY PERMITS
  • and more…

June

  • DHS TO ISSUE TWO-YEAR EADs TO CERTAIN PENDING ADJUSTMENT APPLICANTS
  • ALL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO USE E-VERIFY
  • MORE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY: LOCAL POLICE FERRETING OUT UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS ON IDENTITY THEFT CHARGES; STATES ENACTING IMMIGRATION-RELATED LAWS; OTHER ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
  • and more…

May

  • USCIS PROPOSES TO INCREASE INITIAL PERIOD OF STAY FOR CANADIAN AND MEXICAN TN PROFESSIONALS TO THREE YEARS
  • NEW MEDICAL FORM MUST BE USED AFTER MAY 1, 2008
  • SLIGHTLY SHORTER NATURALIZATION PROCESSING TIMES
  • and more…

April

  • USCIS REISSUES PROPOSED RULES ON NO-MATCH LETTERS
  • USCIS REVERSES DECISION IN IRAQI TRANSLATOR GREEN CARD CASE AND AGREES TO REVIEW ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY DENIED AND PENDING CASES
  • UPDATE ON H-1B CAP SUBJECT FILINGS
  • and more…

March

  • SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EMPLOYERS SANCTIONS FINES EFFECTIVE MARCH 27, 2008
  • FINAL PREPARATION UNDERWAY FOR APRIL H-1B PETITIONS
  • NEW USCIS POLICY ON NAME CHECKS
  • and more…

February

  • GET READY NOW FOR APRIL 1ST H-1B FILINGS
  • UPDATE ON WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT-RELATED ISSUES
  • SUMMER SURGE IN NATURALIZATION APLICATIONS WILL CAUSE TWO YEAR PROCESSING DELAYS
  • and more…

January

  • IMMEDIATE H-1B PLANNING IMPERATIVE
  • UPDATE ON ENFORCEMENT-RELATED ISSUES: EMPLOYERS MUST USE REVISED I-9 FORM TO AVOID POSSIBLE PAPERWORK PENALTIES; USCIS ENCOURAGES E-VERIFY USE
  • DEPARTMENT OF LABOR UPDATE
  • and more…

2007

November/December

  • New Maggio & Kattar web site up and running
  • H and I nonimmigrant adjustment applicants no longer required to possess receipt notice in order to travel
  • Increased DOL audits of perm applications reported
  • and more…

October

  • “No-Match Rule” Implementation Blocked by District Court
  • Compelling DHS Action on Long-Pending Adjustment and Naturalizaton Cases
  • Massive Adjustment of Status Filings Means Massive Processing Volatility
  • and more…

September

  • H-1B and Employment-Based Green Card Shortage Compel Immediate Planning
  • Current Immigrant Visa Priority Dates: What to Expect in October and Beyond
  • “No-Match” Letter Rule Stayed By Court But Increased Enforcement Looms
  • and more…

August

  • USCIS Addresses Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Questions
  • Adjustment of Status Travel Advisory
  • Labor Certification Update
  • and more…

July

  • The Debacle Surrounding Employment-based Visa Availability and Unavailability
  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform Dies in Senate
  • Update on J Visas and Waivers
  • and more…

June

  • Immigration Filing Fees Increase Dramatically on July 30, 2007
  • Senate Set to Complete Action on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • Six Weeks Remain Before DOL Labor Certification Rules Go into Effect
  • and more…

May

  • H-1B Unavailability and Filing for Permanent Resident Status Now
  • Priority Dates for Immigrant Visas Jump Almost Two Years Forward for Certain Professionals and Skilled Workers
  • Other Significant Advances in June
  • and more…

April

  • Update on H-1B Cap: Lottery for Most Coveted Work Visa
  • Immigration Overhaul Now in Play
  • Prospects Remain Far from Clear
  • and more…

March

  • Will the H-1B Cap Be Reached on April 2nd?
  • “Despite Push, Immigration Deal Not on Horizon”, Or So It Seems
  • ICE Steps-Up Workplace Raids
  • and more…

February

  • Breaking News: Significant Agency Action Predicted
  • Far-Reaching DOL Proposal Slated for Final Action
  • DOL Seeks User Fees for Labor Certification Applications
  • and more…

January

  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now Fast Tracked
  • Plan H-1B Filings Immediately
  • Early Exhaustion of Numbers Anticipated
  • and more…

2006