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Corporate Counsel

The Layoffs Are Here: What It Means for Employees Holding H-1B Visas

In recent weeks, Amazon, Meta, and Twitter all announced massive layoffs in a sign that the hiring frenzy we've come to know as status quo is no more. This presents a plethora of challenges for corporate counsel in the weeks and months ahead, but perhaps one of the most complex of these is what to do about international employees holding H-1B visas.
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The Legal Intelligencer

An Unfocused Immigration Policy Poses Risk to US Tech Industry

While the country relied on its manufacturers to bolster the post-war economy, the global economy has become increasingly digital in the past couple decades. The tech industry relies on skilled and often educated workers to innovate and lead the world in technological innovation.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Retired US Ambassador Returns to Foley & Lardner's Miami Office to Help With International Clients

Manuel Rocha served as the top U.S. diplomat in Bolivia from 2000 to 2002 and previously worked at Foley from 2009 to 2012.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Migrant Relocation Program Draws Another Legal Challenge

Immigrant-advocacy groups are accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of an "attempt to legalize state-sponsored harassment" in challenging an "unauthorized alien" relocation program approved by state lawmakers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Despite Criminal Acquittal, NY Attorney Disbarred for Filing Hundreds of Fraudulent Visa Petitions

Calling a court-appointed referee's findings "well founded," the Appellate Division, First Department said that the lawyer, "over an eight-year period, submitted 1,185 fraudulent and frivolous I-360 petitions, only one of which was granted."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Groups Sue Florida Officials Over Migrant Relocation Program

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials are being sued in federal court by immigrant rights groups who challenge the constitutionality of the…
2 minute read

National Law Journal

In Immigration Law, Chief Justice Roberts Says 'Shall' Means 'Shall,' or 'May?'

A key question for Roberts was what to do if Congress fails to provide sufficient government resources to enforce a law's command.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

81-Year-Old Lawyer Accused of Conspiring to File Phony Applications

Thomas and her son used an identical passage to describe adverse conditions their clients experienced in their native countries in 13 of 100 randomly inspected asylum petitions submitted between 2015 and 2021.
3 minute read

The Recorder

How Fragomen Cut Case Processing Times

Fragomen is nominated for the California Legal Awards' Vanguard Award.
3 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Will Passage of Cannabis Research Bill Open Door to Lame-Duck Marijuana Legislation?

The U.S. Senate passed legislation to expand research into marijuana, marking the first time a standalone cannabis bill has been sent to President Biden.
10 minute read

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