DHS Re-Designates Syria for Temporary Protected Status On June 17, 2013, United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has re-designated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended the existing TPS designation for the [...]
Immigration Reform Update On June 13, 2013, the United States Senate voted to block Senator Grassley’s amendment 1195, which would prohibit the granting of Registered Provisional Immigrant (RPI) status until the Secretary has maintained effective [...]
Do I need a lawyer for my asylum case? People applying for asylum in the United States often ask this question: “Do I need a lawyer?” Although the results of each specific asylum case may [...]
Court Finds Undocumented Immigrant with Temporary Protected Status Eligible for Green-Card On June 4, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that an undocumented immigrant who has been granted [...]
VAWA Approval for Abused Spouse of US Citizen I.S. Law Firm secured approval of a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petition. It was filed on behalf of the abused spouse of an abusive United [...]
Court Rules for I.S. Law Firm Clients Against a Fraudulent Bankruptcy Petitioner On May 16, 2013, J. Andrew Baxter, Senior Associate at I.S. Law Firm, represented a family swindled by an [...]
H-1B Visa for Employee of Home Business I.S. Law Firm secured approval of H-1B work visa for an employee of a small home-based business. In securing this approval, we overcame a request for evidence that [...]
E-2 for Convenience Store Investor On February 27, 2013, I.S. Law Firm secured approval of E-2 status for an investor in a convenience store business.In securing approval of the petition, we overcame the request for [...]
Starting May 7, 2013, all United States employers must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13) for all new hires and re-verifications. The use of previous versions of the form is no longer permitted. The revision date [...]
US Customs to Verify All Student Visas On May 2, 2013, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order to all border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the [...]
