Immigration News

H1b Fraud detection - Random Site Visits USCIS has publicly claimed that as one-in-five H-1B applications were either fraudulently filed or included violations of the program itself.  This has led to a significant increase in the... VIEW POST

USCIS issues proposed STEM OPT extension rule On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published a proposed new rule covering an extension of the Optional Practical Training ("OPT") program for students working in Science,... VIEW POST

USCIS prevented from arguing green card applicant was a terrorist based on prior decision A federal judge ruled that the United States cannot deny an alleged former terrorist from changing his status from asylee to permanent U.S. resident.   Mohammad Sher Islam fled to... VIEW POST

USCIS Immigration Officer Allegedly Sought Sex from Immigrant 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

What is a DS-2019? The form DS-2019 is the main document used by the State Department and USCIS in processing the exchange visitor program.  The form allows a prospective exchange student to seek... VIEW POST

USCIS Ordered to Pay $47,000 in Legal Fees to Immigration Attorney The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has agreed to pay New York immigration attorney John Assadi more than $47,000 to end a long struggle over a Freedom of Information... VIEW POST

Overcoming N400 Delays Through Legal Action Against USCIS Late this summer, our office was contacted by an Egyptian green card holder named Mohamed. The man had filed an N-400 naturalization application in January 2013. Shortly after he... VIEW POST