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4 Mar 2020, 9:24 am by Elliot Setzer
ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Masha Simonova summarized a DC Circuit ruling that held that the appointment of USCIS director Cuccinelli violates the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. [read post]
3 Mar 2020, 9:24 am by Elliot Setzer
Elliot Setzer shared a ruling holding that Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment as acting USCIS director was unlawful. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 1:10 pm by Elliot Setzer
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 7:46 am by Angela Mauroni
In fact, in accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, then Deputy Director Mark Koumans should have remained as acting director of the USCIS, a position he instead held for just over a week. [read post]
1 Mar 2020, 8:28 pm by Immigration Prof
Judge Randolph Moss ruled that Cucinelli was appointed unlawfully as acting director for USCIS. [read post]
1 Mar 2020, 7:29 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
That same day, acting Secretary McAleenan also revised USCIS's order of succession, designating the newly created position of Principal Deputy Director as "the First Assistant and most senior successor to the Director of USCIS. [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 2:32 pm by admin
Weaknesses in E-Verify Former USCIS director Emilio Gonzalez has conceded “the E-Verify system is not fraud-proof and was not designed to detect identity fraud. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 1:49 pm by Stephen Caines
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) forms, guiding the user through simple questions, and generating a completed form to be revised with a legal professional and submitted to USCIS. [read post]
26 Dec 2019, 5:00 am by Eric Halliday
Introduction Over the past few months American law enforcement officials have unveiled several initiatives targeting sophisticated criminal networks around the world. [read post]
23 Dec 2019, 9:05 pm by Lucas Guttentag
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and then as the senior immigration counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security. [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 4:30 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
USCIS Memorandum Indicates Upcoming Changes to Naturalization Exam in 2020 On May 3, 2019, a memorandum was released by USCIS Director Francis Cissna indicating the possibility of new changes being enacted for the naturalization examination beginning December 2020 to early 2021. [read post]
16 Dec 2019, 4:58 pm by JP Sarmiento
After talking to our client, our firm concluded that her employer can petition her as an Early Childhood Creative Programs Director. [read post]
25 Nov 2019, 1:09 pm by Saira Hussain
Under the PIA, the USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) can create fake social media accounts to view publicly available social media information to: Identify individuals who may pose a threat to national security or public safety and are seeking an immigration benefit; Detect and pursue cases when there is an indicator of potential fraud; or Randomly select previously adjudicated cases for review to identify and remove systemic vulnerabilities. [read post]
18 Nov 2019, 10:36 am by Alka Bahal
 This proposed adjustment in fees would ensure more applicants cover the true cost of their applications and minimizes subsidies from an already over-extended system,” said Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of USCIS. [read post]
10 Nov 2019, 2:54 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
It remains to be seen whether, for the sake of consistency of process, USCIS will extend the importation-of-services principle to other petition-based temporary visas, such as the E-1 and E-2 (treaty traders and investors), E-3 (Australian specialty workers), Q-1 (cultural trainees), R-1 (religious workers) and TN (workers under the North American Free Trade Agreement), and possibly also to employment-based immigrant visa petitions. [read post]
29 Oct 2019, 2:05 pm by Michael H. Neifach
Acting Director of USCIS Ken Cuccinelli explained that this is not an extension of TPS for El Salvador, as that has a specific legal meaning, but “[r]ather, work permits for Salvadorans will be extended for 1 year past resolution of litigation for an orderly wind down period. [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 10:44 am by Allan Blutstein
Testimony was provided byJames Holzer, DHS’s Deputy Chief FOIA Officer and former OGIS Director; Alina Semo, OGIS Director; Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate at USCIS; and Vijay D’Souza, Director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity at GAO.Video of the hearing is available here. [read post]
21 Oct 2019, 3:42 am by Immigration Prof
Stuart Anderson for Forbes reports that immigration hawk and current Acting USCIS director Ken Cuccinelli continues to make immigration news as President Trump considers a new Secretary of Homeland Security. [read post]