Category: Immigration Policy

Trump has recently announced its changes to the B-1/B-2 tourist visa in its effort to “eliminate the criminal activity associated with the birth tourism industry.”  Trump has recently announced its changes to the B-1/B-2 tourist visa in its effort to “eliminate the criminal activity associated with the birth tourism industry.” According to the administration “an entire “birth tourism” industry has

The current administration said it would deny visas to immigrants who are unable to prove they can pay for their own health insurance or medical costs once they become official residents of the United States. The administration justified the move by saying immigrants are three times as likely to lack health insurance coverage, which would impose a burden on American

Litwin & Smith recommends that you maintain your H-1B. Adjustment of Status EAD cannot be relied upon. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a immigration policy alert on August 19, 2019, stating that USCIS is enhancing its adjudicators’ discretion to grant or deny work permits to foreign nationals paroled into the United States under INA 212(d)(5). This policy change

Until recently a provision in the May 2016, STEM OPT regulation was not enfored. Current immigration policy (81 FR 13039) clarifies DHS discretion to conduct employer site visits at worksites to verify whether employers are meeting program requirements, including that they possess and maintain the ability and resources to provide structured and guided work-based learning experiences. While DHS had the

En estos últimos años, la situación para las personas que no se encuentran de manera legal en los Estados Unidos ha sido cada vez más difícil. Los controles migratorios se han vuelto mucho más estrictos y son cada día más frecuentes a lo largo del país, en especial en el Estado de California. Esto ha hecho que muchas personas sin