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CBP Implements “Stampless Entry” Program

Beginning April 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the implementation of a new pilot program called “Stampless Entry” at all 238 airports, 34 seaports, all pedestrian ports of entry on the southern border and most secondary land ports of entry on the Northern border. CBP claims this will simplify and streamline the arrival

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Christina Lee and Camiel Becker Named 2021 Super Lawyers

Founding Partners Christina Lee and Camiel Becker have been recognized as Super Lawyers by the Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine for the third consecutive year. The Super Lawyers selection process includes peer nominations, independent research and peer evaluation. Each year only 5% of all attorney nominees within a legal field from each state are selected

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Camiel Becker to Train Lawyers on Waivers and Inadmissibility Issues for O and P Visas

Partner Camiel Becker will speak at the 2020 AILA Athletics, Culture, Entertainment, and Science (ACES) Virtual Conference in a session titled “Waivers . . . Your Client Did What?!!!  Inadmissibility Issues for O’s and P’s.” The conference will be held virtually from Thursday – Friday, October 1-2, 2020. Camiel will join faculty members Zachary Robert

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Camiel Becker to Speak on a Panel Explaining Options for DACA Recipients in Light of the Supreme Court’s Recent DACA Decision

Partner Camiel Becker will speak about employment-based immigration options for DACA recipients on a panel sponsored by the Alameda Bar Association Immigration section and AILA NorCal on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm. The first half of the session will provide updates on the Supreme Court’s decision by Anna Manuel, who will provide strategies

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Partner Christina Lee Spoke on a Panel about Relief from Removal at 2020 AILA National Immigration Law Conference

Partner Christina Lee spoke on a panel about forms of relief of removal in immigration court in this year’s national conference hosted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. In the session “Relief from Removal: Cancellation and Asylum” the panel discussed other forms of relief such as The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA),

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Senior Associate Emily Wilson Spoke on a Panel on Employment-based Immigration at 2020 AILA National Immigration Law Conference

Associate Attorney Emily Wilson spoke on a panel about the basics of PERM labor certifications – the first step in most employment-based green card processes – at the year’s largest conference on immigration law hosted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The session “Labor Certification 102” included guidance on recruitment, mandatory recruitment, supplemental recruitment, and

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