The knives are out again in a visa dispute between Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chao and federal immigration authorities. In a new lawsuit, the chain accused the feds of violating a federal appeals court order.
Fogo de Chao and the federal government previously clashed over the denial of visas for chefs known as a churrasqueiros, or “gaucho chefs,” who are from a rural area in southern Brazil and specialize in traditional preparations of meats. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the restaurant chain in October, finding that immigration officials were wrong to prohibit any consideration of “culturally acquired knowledge” in deciding whether to grant a work visa.
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