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‘Age difference, limited shared language…’: Immigration attorney explains how getting marriage-based Green Card can become riskier

[ad_1] Immigration lawyers say scrutiny around marriage-based Green Card applications in US has tightened in recent months, with applicants facing closer checks during interviews and increased enforcement action even at the interview stage. Marriage remains one of the most common routes to permanent residency, but attorneys warn that the process is now being examined more […]

‘Not just drugs and thugs anymore’: Immigration attorney says H-1B employers getting intense investigations from Labor Department

[ad_1] Department of Labor has intensified investigations into H-1B employers since last year. The Labor Department has stepped up investigations into employers using the H-1B program to hire foreign workers and they are making site visits, asking the employers complicated, technical questions, Bloomberg reported, citing data that the DOL has marked a 48% increase in […]

‘We have no ETA on when they are coming back’: Immigration attorney on H-1Bs stuck in India

[ad_1] No agency is tracking the number of Indians stuck in India owing to H-1B visa stamping delay. As thousands of H-1B visa holders are stuck in India with no appointment date available in 2026, immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi said they have no idea when these people will be finally able to come back to […]

‘They’re trying to take him again’: DHS moves to fast-track deportation in case of 5-year-old Liam Ramos

[ad_1] The federal government filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family. The 5-year-old returned home this week after he was detained with his father on January 20 and sent to a detention centre in Texas.The Department of Homeland Security filed […]

‘Bags of cash in Texas and Mumbai’: Immigration attorney reveals 5 signs of H-1B trafficking employees must be aware of

[ad_1] An immigration attorney took to social media to make H-1Bs aware of the red flags in their jobs that indicate they are being abused by their recruiters. Attorney Brad Banias cited an example of a client who he said was asked to pay their employer “in bags of cash in Texas and Mumbai”. Cases […]

Who is Asif Amin Cheema? Pakistani illegal immigrant deported after staying for over 30 years in US

[ad_1] Asif Amin Cheema, 63, a longtime Chicago-area resident who owned the fast-food lunch restaurant Best Sub #2 in Humboldt Park, 2653 W. North Ave, was deported Thursday night on an evening flight out of O’Hare Airport to his home country of Pakistan, his family said.Cheema’s official deportation came after the 7th U.S. Circuit Court […]

Top Indian American immigration attorney hails Trump’s H-1B reforms as ‘light over darkness’ for international students

[ad_1] Recent reforms to the H-1B visa system will benefit international students rather than restrict them, according to prominent Indian American immigration attorney Aparna Dave.Speaking at the “Diaspora at the Crossroads: Law, Policy and Opportunities” conference in Bethesda, Maryland, earlier this week, Dave said the new executive orders from the Trump administration mark a positive […]