Possible Changes to EB-5 Regional Centers Program
The buzz at last month’s American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference was that Congress will not renew the EB-5 regional centers visa program before it expires on September 30, 2016.…
Celebrate Immigration Heritage Month Tomorrow
Join me in sharing our individual and family stories about immigrating to the U.S. this Thursday evening, June 16, at Deutsche Bank Labs in Palo Alto. As a Silicon Valley…
Alcorn Immigration Law Celebrates Opening in Downtown Mountain View
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Pat Showalter to Cut Ribbon Accompanied by Tony Siress of Chamber of Commerce Mountain View, CA: Alcorn Immigration Law is celebrating its grand opening with a…
New Meetup & Events
I’m thrilled to announce several new things related to live events in Silicon Valley. First of all, I’m having a grand opening celebration, ribbon-cutting, open house extravaganza to celebrate my new…
Ongoing Changes to STEM OPT
You may have heard in the news about challenges to the STEM OPT program. OPT is Optional Practical Training. It is a way for F-1 students to work in the…
It’s like a USCIS Flash Sale on H-1Bs and L-1s
On September 30, 2015, Public Law 111-230 sunset. Since 2010, this law has required additional filing fees of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B…
Asylum-Seekers in Family Detention
In June ICE announced that it would be changing its family detention policy to decrease the amount of time families seeking asylum spend there. Reports indicate that the effect is…
Immigration for Same-Sex Married Couples
Today, in a historic ruling, the Supreme Court legalized the constitutional right to marriage for same-sex couples. We celebrate this victory for equality of all people. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy,…
#EndFamilyDetention
It’s time to end family detention. Keeping mothers, babies, children, and pregnant women locked in cold, harsh detention facilities after suffering the trauma and fleeing persecution is an abomination. Family detention…
Top 9 Immigration Mistakes to Avoid
Although some people would like to save money by doing immigration paperwork on their own, here are some things that could go wrong: Getting the Status Wrong. Sometimes it can…