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The Biden Administration has committed to finding a path to citizenship for individuals with protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and has…

State domestic violence laws and federal immigration laws intersect in various ways. Crimes of domestic violence often have immigration implications, including removal or deportation. Violation…

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it will substantially delay implementing a wage rule that would significantly impact the H-1B visa program. This rule,…

At LBE Law Firm, we consider ourselves a family. Recent immigration policy changes include nearly 100 executive actions taken during the first 100 days of…

In late June 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he was making changes to his so-called coronavirus immigration ban. The Trump administration first announced the…

E Visa categories are available for treaty traders and investors, as well as for Australian specialty occupation workers. These workers obtain E visas at American…

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), waivers of conditional residency, and U visas are all provisions in federal law that can help protect immigrant victims…

The U.S.–Canadian border customarily sees high amounts of traffic each day, from tourists to everyday commuters. Major travel restrictions in place due to the COVID-19…

On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s actions in attempting to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as…

In response to massive changes to the guest worker visa rules by Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), some of…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 2, 2020 that would fundamentally alter the selection process for H-1B…

In December 2020, the Senate unanimously passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020, which is an amended version of a similarly titled 2019 bill.…

I.N.A. § 245 allows some foreign nationals physically present in the U.S. to adjust their immigration status to legal permanent resident or green cardholder. The advantage…

Suppose you are a legal permanent resident of the U.S., which is commonly known as having your “Green Card”. In that case, you can sponsor…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received a historically high number of H-1B visa registrations. However, due to the caps on H-1B visas that…

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), waivers of conditional residency, and U visas are all provisions in federal law that can help protect immigrant victims…

Since April 2020, a temporary freeze has been in place that banned the issuance of family-based immigrant visas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump…

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), waivers of conditional residency, and U visas are all provisions in federal law that can help protect immigrant victims…

E Visa categories are available for treaty traders and investors, as well as for Australian specialty occupation workers. These workers obtain E visas at American…

In late June 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he was making changes to his so-called coronavirus immigration ban. The Trump administration first announced the…