New York City Immigration Law Blog
Supreme Court rules against Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the “Dreamers” program
The Supreme Court on June 18, 2020, ruled against the Trump administration's bid to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. The news was celebrated amongst the nearly...
Executive Order Banning Work Visas
President Trump issued an executive order on June 22, 2020, suspending the entry of foreign nationals in relation to employment-based nonimmigrant visas into the United States in the following categories of H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J visas. This proclamation suspends visa...
President Trump Talks About Suspending H-1B and Other Visas
President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B in order to limit the unemployment rate in the United States due to the impact coronavirus pandemic on the US economy. The discussed suspension would only apply supposedly...
The Impact of EB-5 Foreign Investment on the US Economy
The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as "EB-5," has become an increasingly important source of investment for development projects in the United States, attracting billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and creating tens of thousands of jobs in the United...
The Impact Of Immigrants On US Innovation In US Information Technology, Science, & Engineering For Decades
We, at Emandi Law Firm want to highlight the impact of high skilled immigrants and nonimmigrants in the fields of information technology, engineering, and science for the past three decades as ushered in by the H-1B visa's introduction to the United States. Certain...
USCIS’ Discretion to Consider Extraordinary Circumstances During the Pandemic for H-1B and other Nonimmigrant Workers
We, at Emandi Law Firm, bring you suggestions for uncovering valuable evidence of "extraordinary circumstances" during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond for submission to USCIS in support of an H-1B petition or other nonimmigrant petition for a foreign worker filed...