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The Legal Intelligencer

UK Introduces New Visa to Attract Recent Top Grads—Should the US Follow Suit?

The HPI visa will give individuals who have graduated with a bachelor's degree from specific universities in the last five years permission to stay in the U.K. for at least two years without needing employment sponsorship. Graduates with a doctorate degree would be allowed to stay for three years.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Fragomen Junior Associate's License Suspended After Failing to File H-1B Visas, Lying About It

"As a junior associate, she inherited the responsibility of the 30 filings once a senior associate left the firm," the Appellate Division, First Department court noted in arriving at its suspension punishment for the lawyer.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Immigration Lawyers Welcome Clarity and Lessening of Bias Wrought by Court Notification Statute on Hochul's Desk

Under a measure passed by the New York Legislature, judges would reinforce defense counsels' duty to provide individualized advice to their clients and an additional opportunity for individuals to become aware of possible immigration consequences resulting from a plea. The bill awaits the signature of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—June 3, 2022—Cozen O'Connor, Klasko

Cozen O'Connor welcomed its first class of Bernard Lee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholars the week of May 16 during the firm's Summer Associate Welcome Reception.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

On the Rise: Indera DeMine

Get to know some of the most accomplished and promising attorneys in Florida, aged 40 or younger.
3 minute read

Law.com

Tenth Circuit Reverses Denial of Asylum to Transgender Woman Under the Compulsion Standard

The circuit court reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision rejecting the petitioner's asylum claim, ruled that she was eligible for asylum, and remanded for the BIA to reconsider her claim. The decision is a rare example of a circuit court reversing a decision under the highly deferential compulsion standard.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Permanent Relief for Spouses of H-1B Holders Suffering From Backlog Needed

Many foreign nationals are to benefit from temporary relief recently enacted for USCIS for backlogged employment authorization applications, but more permanent solutions are needed for groups of foreign nationals like those holding H-4 dependent status.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter Revives Challenge to CBP Border Policy

Several companies that collect and sell plasma said a visa policy implemented at the border was cutting into their $21 billion industry.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

US to Bolster Latin American Economies to Curb Migration

A key regional summit the U.S. will host next month comes as the number of undocumented migrants encountered at the U.S. border surged to more than 220,000 in March, the most in more than two decades.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sisters of Service Seeks Pro Bono Counsel as Asylum Deadline Approaches for Afghan Allies

Paul Hastings is helping several of the 43 Afghan women—members of an Afghan Female Tactical Platoon that supported U.S. special forces—to navigate a time-sensitive path to U.S. citizenship, but more assistance is needed.
4 minute read

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