December 3, 2010 H-1B Cap Count - (12.09.10)
As of December 3, 2010, approximately 51,200 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 18,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.

Company debarred for 1 year from participating in H-1B program - (12.09.10)
NEWARK, N.J. — Following a consent order obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor, Peri Software Solutions Inc. and its owner, Saravanan Periasamy, have agreed to pay $638,449 in back wages and intere...

Owners of Bay Area restaurant chain charged with hiring illegal aliens and tax violations - (12.09.10)
OAKLAND, Calif. - A Pleasanton, Calif., couple who own a chain of Bay Area Mexican restaurants were arraigned in federal court here Monday after being charged in a 20-count criminal information with t...

Statement by the President on the House Voting to Approve the DREAM Act - (12.09.10)
I congratulate the House of Representatives, Speaker Pelosi, Congressman Berman, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other congressional leaders for taking the historic step of passing the DREAM Act...

New Visa Procedures for American Embassy Mexico City - (12.07.10)
Beginning January 10, 2011, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates will process visas differently. Under the new procedures, most applicants will go to Applicant Service Centers (ASCs) prior to their...

Majority Leader Reid Reintroduces DREAM Act (S.3992) - (12.01.10)
On 11/30/10, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed a new version of the DREAM Act (S.3992) with the aim of attracting broader support for DREAM to get the requisite 60 votes t...

News Releases - (11.15.10)
ICE detainee passes away at Chicago-area hospital of liver failure CHICAGO - A 66-year-old Mexican national who was briefly held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) died Friday a...

FY2011 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 11/10/10) - (11.15.10)
USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 11/5/2010, approximately 46,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS ...

Setting the Stage for Immigration Reform - (11.09.10)
As people head to the polls tomorrow, they will consider a wide range of important issues—the economy, health care, unemployment, deficit spending, tax cuts and immigration to name a few. Not all vote...

Pollsters Still Underestimating the Latino Vote - (11.09.10)
An interesting post-election thread is the issue of why so many polls underestimated voter turnout, specifically in races where the Democratic candidate won. The starkest example comes from the state ...

How Will Republican Leadership Play their Cards on Immigration? - (11.09.10)
The predictions are already rolling in that the 112th Congress will get little done, each party miring themselves in partisan differences with the goal of a White House win in 2012. The thought of gri...

Legal Action Center Argues H-1B Employees Should Not Face Arrest - (11.09.10)
November 8, 2010 Washington D.C. - Late last week, the Legal Action Center of the American Immigration Council (LAC), together with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA),...

H-1B/H-2B Counts - (11.05.10)
FY2011 H-1B Cap Count USCIS updated its count of FY2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of October 29, 2010, approximately 45,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions wer...

GAO Report Finds H-2B Workers Targeted for Fraud and Abuse - (11.05.10)
The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report on the H-2B visa program, finding fraud and abuse by employers including unfair wages, excessive fees, and fraudulent documentation submitted ...

New Requirements for Passport Applicants with Puerto Rican Birth Certificates - (11.05.10)
Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC The Government of Puerto Rico recently passed a law invalidating all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, and replacing them with enhanc...

DOS and USCIS Announce Changes to Consular Procedures for Cuban F-2A Visa Applicants - (11.05.10)
CHANGES IN USINT HAVANA CONSULAR PROCEDURES FOR F2A VISA APPLICANTS The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are pleased to announce that because of decreased worldwide de...

AILA Fears Immigration Overhaul Likely to Remain Stalled in 2011 - (11.05.10)
With neither party commanding a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate, immigration bills of any scope will likely remain mired in gridlock. WASHINGTON, DC – The results of last night’s mid-term election...

News Releases-All Arizona counties to benefit from ICE strategy to use biometrics to identify and remove aliens convicted of a crime - (11.03.10)
PHOENIX, Ariz.-On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a federal information sharing capability in all Arizona counties that uses biometrics to identify aliens, ...

News Releases-2 furniture company executives charged in ICE worksite investigation - (11.03.10)
LOS ANGELES - The president of a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., furniture manufacturing business was charged Monday with criminal violations stemming from a probe by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc...

FY2011 H-2B Cap Count (Updated 11/2/10) - (11.03.10)
As of 10/29/10, USCIS receipted 11,371 petitions, toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year. This count includes 10,528 approved and 843 pending petitions.