I’m honored and humbled to announce that the American Society of Legal Advocates has added me to its Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 list for 2018. The American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) is a nationwide organization comprised only of the top 1.5% licensed lawyers in the country. ASLA membership is by invitation only. The…
President Trump’s latest travel ban is now in effect. The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a big win last week by allowing the latest travel ban while challenges in Hawaii and Maryland and proceed through appeals courts. The Supreme Court urged the lower courts to move quickly in determining whether the ban is lawful.…
The Trump administration has officially moved to end the International Entrepreneur Rule, which never took effect. The move came a few weeks after the International Entrepreneur Rule had a promising first day in federal court to determine its fate. The International Entrepreneur Rule would help foreign startup founders obtain an immigration status called parole to…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a new requirement for all employment-based green card candidates: an in-person interview. Are you and your family prepared? Most companies hire attorneys only to help with the paper application process for employment-based green cards. However, when you go for an interview, you’re on your own. Same for your spouse…
With “extreme vetting,” our immigration system is changing rapidly. Despite restrictions, employers who act strategically can still hire and retain the top talent from around the world. Immigration is tightening without Congressional oversight or adherence to the federal rulemaking process. Many of these changes stem from executive orders issued by President Trump seeking to curb…
If you need to renew a visa, beware! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made renewing most work-related visas much more difficult. For the last 13 years, USCIS officers automatically granted visa renewals as long as the situation of the foreign national did not change and no error or fraud was found in the…
President Trump issued a list of harsh immigration measures this month that he said Congress must include in any legislation that allows Dreamers to remain in the U.S. Trump’s Demands Nearly 30,000 of the 800,000 Dreamers in the U.S. live, work, and study in the Bay Area, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
The Supreme Court this week dismissed one of the challenges to President Trump’s second travel ban on citizens of six majority-Muslim countries since it has expired. The high court dismissed the case from the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va. That court ruled the second travel ban violated the Constitution’s protection against religious discrimination. Trump…
You can now apply for a work permit and social security number at the same time, thanks to interagency cooperation. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Social Security Administration has started sharing information. That cooperation now allows foreign nationals to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD)—or work permit—and a social security number on…
Silicon Valley immigration attorney Sophie Alcorn will take your questions and discuss the current state of U.S. immigration under President Donald Trump during a free lunchtime webinar on Thursday, September 21, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Alcorn will focus on how to obtain visas and green cards for startup founders, investors, and employees in Silicon Valley…