Anti-Immigrant Activists Hysterical Over Recent DHS Guidelines - (08.26.11)
Anti-immigrant activists are nothing if not predictable. They scream “amnesty” whenever any administration or congress tries to inject a little justice and humanity into our broken immigration system....

CONSUMER ADVISORY - (08.25.11)
The Obama Administration¡¦s Immigration Announcement is NOT an Amnesty Program. WARNING! Do NOT believe anyone who tells you they can sign you up for a work permit (Employment Authorization Docume...

July 29, 2011 H-2B Cap Count - (08.05.11)
As of 7/29/11, USCIS receipted 30,497 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the second half of the fiscal year. This count includes 29,168 approved and 1,329 pending petitions.

DOL Experiencing Delays in Processing Prevailing Wage Determinations (Updated 7/29/11 - (08.05.11)
AILA has received a report that the NPWC is now sending out the following revised message regarding prevailing wage determinations: The OFLC National Prevailing Wage Center is experiencing delays in p...

July 29, 2011 H-1B Cap Count - (08.05.11)
As of July 29, 2011, approximately 22,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 13,800 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

Illinois DREAM Act (SB 2185) Signed Into Law - (08.01.11)
Illinois bill (SB 2185) signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn on August 1, 2011. SB 2185 would qualify undocumented students for private funds to attend college. It would also allow individuals wi...

H-1B/H-2B Counts - (07.25.11)
FY2012 H-1B Cap Count USCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of July 15, 2011, approximately 20,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions were r...

ALJ Finds Employer Liable for LCA Wages for Failure to Pay Transportation Costs - (07.25.11)
The ALJ found that the employer’s failure to prove every element of a bona fide termination, including payment of the H-1B employee’s return trip home, leaves the employer liable for wages for the ent...

DOL Experiencing Delays in Processing Prevailing Wage Determinations - (07.25.11)
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 11072571 (posted Jul. 25, 2011)" The NPWC is currently experiencing delays in processing prevailing wage determinations as it is working to reissue certain pre...

So Close and Yet So Far: How the Three- and Ten-Year Bars Keep Families Apart - (07.25.11)
Most Americans take it for granted that marriage to a U.S. citizen and other family relationships entitle an immigrant to a green card, but there are barriers that often prevent or delay these family ...

Dissecting the HALT Act: The Impact of Eliminating Discretion from Our Immigration System - (07.25.11)
Immigration restrictionists on Capitol Hill are attempting to move legislation through Congress that would prevent the Obama Administration from exercising the executive branch’s long-held power of pr...

Last Safety Valves in Immigration System Under Attack - (07.25.11)
July 25, 2011 Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legalization ...

Email Scam: Avoid Green Card Lottery Fraud!!! - (07.20.11)
Have you or someone you know recently received an e-mail claiming you’ve won the Green Card lottery and asking you to send or wire money? Don’t fall for it – the sender is trying to steal your money! ...

FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count JULY 15, 2011 - (07.20.11)
Cap Type Cap Amount Cap Eligible Petitions Date of Last Count H-1B Regular Cap 65,000 ISSUED: 20,500 as of 7/15/2011 H-1B Master’s Exemption 20,000 ISSUED: 12,800 as of 7/15/2011 USCIS - H-1B Fiscal Y...

Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation - (07.15.11)
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced today, July 13, 2011, that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and ...

Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation - (07.15.11)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today announced an agreement on the issuance of nonimmigrant business, tourist, private and humanitarian visas to t...

Mexican national sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for harboring illegal aliens - (07.15.11)
JULY 14, 2011 BUFFALO, NY ) News Releases Mexican national sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for harboring illegal aliens BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Mexican national, who was convicted of harboring ill...

Expansion of Immigration Detention- - (07.15.11)
On May 24, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1932, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 (Lamar Smith, R-TX), a sweeping detention bill. Although supporters of the bil...

Committee to Take Up Reps. Smith and Goodlatte's Restrictive Immigration Bills - (07.15.11)
Released on Wed, Jul 13, 2011 Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up two immigration bills that supposedly address community safety, but in reality are simp...

ACLU, Civil Rights Groups File Suit Against Alabama’s Immigration Law - (07.15.11)
More than just stars fell on Alabama last week when civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit against the state’s restrictive immigration law, HB 56, charging that the law unconstitutionally in...