In Preap v. Johnson (08/04/2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that, only noncitizens with criminal convictions who are taken into immigration custody “promptly” after release from criminal custody may be detained without a bond hearing. The Court held that the mandatory detention provisions under of INA §236(c) do not
Melania Trump’s immigration history is under scrutiny since the publication of a series of photos by the NY Post last week. The pictures appear to show Mrs. Trump working as a model in the United States in 1995, which contradicts both her and her husband’s statements that she came to the U.S. in 1996. It
Effective August 1, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) increased fines for violations of the Form-1-9, which all U.S. employers must prepare when they hire a new employee. The new fines are applicable to violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, but assessed after August 1, 2016. Because of the dramatic 96% increase in penalties,
In July of 2015, an employee, Shona Mead, filed a complaint against her U.S. employer, S3J Electronics Acquisition Corporation with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). According to Ms. Mead, her employer did not complete a bona fide termination of her employment, did not pay the required wage, and inaccurately determined and described the Labor
On July 8, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension of the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eighteen months from September 10, 2016 through March 9, 2018. There is a 60-day re-registration period that runs from July 8, 2016 through September 6, 2016. The extension allows currently