USCIS Extends DED for Liberians

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Apr 4, 2010 in Immigration Enforcement, News, Temporary Protected Status | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has automatically extended employment authorization for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through Sept. 30, 2010.  DED has also been extended through Sept. 30, 2011 for qualified Liberians and those persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia.  The sixth-month...
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ICE Serves 180 Audit Notices to Businesses in 5 States

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Mar 6, 2010 in I-9, Immigration Enforcement, News | 0 comments U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 180 businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The notices alert business owners that ICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether or not they are complying with employment eligibility verification laws and regulations. Inspections are one of the most...
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ICE To Conduct 1000 Employer Audits to Review Hiring Practices

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 20, 2009 in I-9, Immigration Enforcement | 0 comments Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across the country yesterday.  The NOIs alert employers that ICE will audit their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws.   The 1,000 businesses served with audit notices this week were selected for inspection as a...
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USCIS to Conduct 25,000 H-1B Employer On-Site Inspections

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 20, 2009 in H1B Visas, I-9, Immigration Enforcement, News | 0 comments This past year, the USCIS increased its practice of conducting on-site inspections of employers who file H-1B petitions on behalf of foreign professional workers.  This on-site inspection program is expanding, and USCIS is expected to conduct approximately 25,000 on-site inspections this fiscal year.  That is a five-fold increase from the past fiscal year. We also expect an increase in...
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Senator Grassley Sends Letter to USCIS Director on H-1B Program

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 12, 2009 in H1B Visas, Immigration Enforcement | 0 comments On September 29, 2009, Senator Grassley from Iowa sent a letter to USCIS Director Myorkas on the H-1B program.  The letter focused on H-1B fraud and urged Director Myorkas to increase USCIS enforcement measures in the H-1B program and on employers who abuse the system. To read the entire letter, please click...
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Stimulus Bill Restricts H-1B Hires for Financial Institutions That Receive TARP Money

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Feb 21, 2009 in Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Reform, News, Other | 0 comments On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as the Stimulus Bill.   The final version of the bill includes the Sanders H-1B amendment which severely restricts the ability of financial institutions that received funding under the US Department of Treasury’s 700 billion "Troubled Assets Relief Program"...
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