Jessica A Denisi

Jessica A Denisi

February 10, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Biden's Initial Immigration Actions Aim to Stabilize a Community in Chaos

President Biden's victory could not have been more welcomed by the immigration law community after four years of the Trump administration enacting policies, proclamations and executive orders that severely curtailed immigration to the United States.

By Jessica A. DeNisi

6 minute read

September 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

What Businesses, Employees Need to Know About Global Travel Amid COVID-19

In the United States, the coronavirus-related impediments to business immigration have been amplified by recent presidential proclamations, purportedly enacted to protect jobs in the face of the pandemic.

By Jessica A. DeNisi

6 minute read

July 16, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Counting on Change: Looming Updates to EB-5 Visa Program and More

On June 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it concluded its review of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization rule.

By Jessica A. DeNisi

6 minute read

September 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

More Harm Than Good? Regional Center Terminations Create Issues

Growing processing times along with recent transgressions of some regional center operators have forced EB-5 projects and investors to realign themselves with another regional center. This shuffle can create serious problems for the immigrant investor.

By Jessica A. DeNisi

5 minute read

September 19, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

EB-5 Regional Center Program Facing Changes

On Sept. 8, nearly a month ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline, the EB-5 Regional Center Program was ­extended to Dec. 8, as part of H.R.601. While the extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program is a welcome development, yet another short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program leaves the EB-5 immigration community to wonder what changes may be brought by future legislation and how the requirements for participation in the EB-5 Regional Center Program will be updated and, presumably, augmented.

By Jessica A. DeNisi

6 minute read