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National Law Journal

'Risk to Human Life': Biden Administration Turns to High Court Over Texas Razor Wire

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar says the supremacy clause bars state laws from interfering with federal agents executing federal immigration law.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Immigrants Enrich and Enliven the American Experience

Then-President George H.W. Bush, in echoing Ronald Reagan's emphasis on the centrality of immigration to America's strength and prosperity, once said, "Immigration is not just a link to America's past; it's also a bridge to America's future."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Immigration Attorney Accused of Defrauding Petrochemical Engineering Firm

The new firm found significant gaps in information that could result in certain employees of Audubon accruing unlawful presence status. The firm disagreed with the attorney's procedures and, although it took some cases, the firm declined to take others.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Employers Seeing the Benefits of Using E-Verify as Program Modernizes

Employers of remote workers are still required to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires, and until the pandemic had to do so with a physical document inspection. Fortunately, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been taking baby steps in 2023 to evolve this compliance process and assist employers in this new remote world.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

When U.S. Citizens Must Choose Between Love and Country

When a U.S. citizen marries a noncitizen, the foreign spouse does not automatically obtain the right to live in the United States permanently. Instead, if the spouse does not have permanent status already, the U.S. citizen must submit a petition and accede to the process of proving the marital relationship to USCIS. Should the consular officer's fateful decision to issue a spousal visa be subject to any degree of judicial oversight? In a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Solicitor General is urging the court to take up the question and answer it in the negative to the detriment of millions of U.S. citizens.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Does It Exist in Pennsylvania?

I think we are all starting to see how this piece of federal legislation has caused a headache for state courts. While state court judges are not actually making immigration determinations, they are being asked to make all of the factual determinations underlying an immigration decision and, with a number of judges, that does not sit well.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Crisis Is in Washington, Not at Our Southern Border

Instead of turning to the obvious solution for our employment and daily living challenges—immigration—increasing numbers of Congressional representatives continue to hammer at immigrants as if the displaced were simply a burden rather than an opportunity for our country.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Potential H-1B Changes Could Ease Complications When Hiring Pa.'s F-1 Students

Many of the proposed updates will directly impact the tens of thousands of F-1 students studying in Pennsylvania. Those students wishing to join the U.S. workforce need to enter the H-1B cap lottery, or otherwise pursue H-1B status outside of the lottery.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Would You Hire This Lawyer?': Attorney Wins Round 1 of Defamation Case

A Houston immigration lawyer's defamation claims against a prominent media consultant and a Dubai multi-millionaire were upheld after review by the…
4 minute read

The Recorder

Why Fragomen Launched New Tools Amid Russia-Ukraine War

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy is the winner of the California Legal Awards' Vanguard Award.
3 minute read

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