Immigration News

Writ of Mandamus: A Legal Tool for Addressing Immigration Delays in USCIS

by Jim Hacking | February 4, 2016

  Longer delays in immigration cases are frustrating, especially if your case has been in limbo in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). They can take a... VIEW POST

Convictions in Texas H1B visa fraud case

by Jim Hacking | November 19, 2015

A pair of brothers that hired H-1B workers have been found guilty of breaking federal law on November 12.  The six day long trial took place in the U.S.... VIEW POST

USCIS Attempts to "Go Digital" are Abysmal Failure

by Jim Hacking | November 13, 2015

A decade ago, the U.S. government began a push to move all of their immigration forms from paper to digital.  Today, there is only one of those forms online... VIEW POST

USCIS Immigration Officer Allegedly Sought Sex from Immigrant

by Jim Hacking | September 30, 2015

Laura Maldonado, an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador, brought her 10-year-old son to an immigration office in Tampa, FL in 2006.  Their legal status was unclear ever since her American... VIEW POST

University Head found guilty of immigration fraud

by Jim Hacking | September 26, 2015

The CEO of Herguan University in Sunnyvale, CA, Jerry Wang, is facing a one year prison sentence after being found guilty of submitting false immigration documents to the Department... VIEW POST

Immigration Attorney convicted of $579,000 fraud scheme

by Jim Hacking | July 2, 2015

New York immigration attorney Marijan Cvjeticanin was convicted of nine counts of mail fraud after a one week trial in U.S. District Court.  The jury deliberated 2 hours before... VIEW POST

Man Indicted for Fraud After Pretending to Be an Immigration Attorney

by Jim Hacking | June 25, 2015

Law enforcement officials in New York claim that Howard Seidler, 69, of Brooklyn, NY posted advertisements identifying himself as an immigration attorney.  The man's ads and business card included... VIEW POST