by Lydia Chiro | May 26, 2017 | immigration
In the case International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, the Fourth Circuit has issued its much anticipated, 79 page decision upholding the lower court’s conclusion that putting a stop to President Trump’s so-called travel ban, in form of his revised, March 6,...
by Lydia Chiro | May 18, 2017 | immigration, news
In our April 17, 2017 blog post, we explained what is happening with President Trump’s second, revised executive order (Revised Order) banning certain immigrants from entering the United States under various conditions. That Revised Order, which he released on March...
by Lydia Chiro | May 8, 2017 | immigration
Background The H-1B visa program is for foreigners seeking to work in the US in certain ”specialty occupations,” like fashion modeling, or in an occupation that requires a high degree of knowledge. Tech workers in Silicon Valley are common H-1B visa holders, and the...
by Lydia Chiro | May 4, 2017 | immigration, news
Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, Executive Order 13768, purports to protect Americans by denying funding to so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that “attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United States.” This attempt, the Executive...
