Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 8, 2018 On June 5, 2018, more than 100 workers at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company were arrested when U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carried out what is reported as one of the largest workplace immigration raids in recent years. Approximately 114 undocumented immigrant … Read more
On May 10, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum which provides guidance and assists in the calculation of unlawful presence of those in student (F nonimmigrant), exchange visitor (J nonimmigrant), or vocational student (M nonimmigrant) status and their dependents while in the United States. The Policy Memorandum revises … Read more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently made a change to its website regarding the training of students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees approved for optional practical training (OPT). Pursuant to the 2016 STEM OPT final rule, the student worker’s training plan must be signed by the entity that … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 16, 2018 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the electronic employment eligibility verification system (E-Verify) now has a dedicated website. Employers can now access E-Verify anytime, directly from a web browser whereas before information was found throughout the government’s website. Employers will now … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 28, 2017 As of March 1, 2018, E-Verify will be deleting transaction records that are over 10 years old which means employers won’t have access to E-Verify records that were created on or before Dec. 31, 2007. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created a … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on September 19, 2017 On September 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is being withdrawn. In 2012, President Obama signed an executive order implementing the DACA program. The DACA program was established to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the … Read more