Immigration Reform
3/7/2013 AP: Senators Look to Early April for : The Associated Press has reported that the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” might present their immigration reform bill after Congress returns from recess in early April. update 5/9/2013: In order to give a current overview over the immigration reform debate and its elements most hotly debated, AILA […]
Sequestration und konsularische Dienste
Mit den bevorstehenden Etat-Kuerzungen (unter dem Schlagwort “sequestration’ bekannt) werden Antragsteller amerikanischer Visen wesentlich laengere Bearbeitung- und Wartezeiten befuerchten muessen. So hat der Dachverband der amerikanischen Einwanderungsanwaelte bereits davor gewarnt, dass die US Konsulate weltweit Personalkuerzungen vornehmen wird und Visen damit nicht mehr so schnell erhaeltlich sind. Mehr denn je ist es daher anzuraten, sehr […]
Sequestration and Visa Adjudications
With the looming deadline before the automatic spending cuts take effect, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has issued the following practice alert: What will be the impact on visa processing at U.S. consular posts if, as seems likely, the automatic spending cutback (“sequestration”) takes place March 1, 2013, at 11:59 EST? While the exact […]
Supreme Court holds Padilla Does Not Apply Retroactively
The Supreme Court found that Padilla v. Kentucky, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must inform noncitizen clients whether a plea carries a risk of deportation, does not apply retroactively.
Florida Supreme Court Confirms Constitutional Homestead Rights of Certain Homeowners
On October 4, 2012, the Florida Supreme Court clarified that even certain non-immigrants who own property in the State of Florida and whose families live permanently on this property may qualify for ad valorem tax relief (so-called homestead exemption). The Florida Supreme Court held that “the plain language of article VII, section 6(a), [of the […]
DHS to Offer Deferred Action to Eligible DREAMers
DHS will formally announce this morning that it will offer deferred action to DREAMers. Preliminary information indicates that eligible applicants must: Be 15-30 years old, and have entered before age 16 Have been present in the U.S. for 5 years as of June 15, 2012 Have maintained continuous residence Have not been convicted of one […]
H-1B cap reached for FY2013
USCIS announces that the annual limit for H-1B filings was reached as of 6/11/12. Any cap-subject applications received after that date will be rejected. AILA Infonet Doc. No. 12061242 (posted June 12, 2012). Cap-Subject H-1B Filing Pace Accelerates As any AILA member who files H-1Bs can tell you, the pace of filing cap-subject petitions increases as […]
Chemerinsky: Arizona Immigration Case Closes a Momentous Court Term
“Oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court’s October Term 2011 will end April 25 with one of the most important and politically controversial cases of the year: Arizona v. United States. The issue before the court is whether key provisions of Arizona’s statute SB 1070—which calls on state and local law enforcement to aggressively enforce […]
New Visa Fees as of 04/13/2012
DOS reminder that nonimmigrant and immigrant visa application fees changed on 4/13/12. If the visa fee was paid before 4/13/12, the difference between the new fee and the old fee does not need to be paid as long as the visa interview is on or before 7/12/12. AILA Doc. No. 12041642.
Anerkennung deutscher Geldurteile in den USA
Nachdem in vergangener Zeit insbesondere Florida als Schuldnerparadies missbraucht worden ist draengen sich vermehrt bei deutschen Glaeubigern die Frage nach der Durchsetzbarkeit auslaendischer Titel in den USA auf. Die Anerkennung deutscher Geldurteile erfolgt in den USA nach einzelstaatlichem Recht, wobei in einer Vielzahl der Staaten eine einheitliche Rahmengesetzgebung (der sog. Foreign Money Judgment Recognition Act) […]
