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27 May 2013, 6:19 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
Congress should recognize its mistake when, in passing the Homeland Security Act, it moved USCIS, the immigration benefits agency, from the Justice Department, where that function had historically resided, and co-mingled it irreconcilably with immigration enforcement at DHS. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 6:36 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
  The Immigration and Nationality Act does not require exhaustion of administrative remedies before filing an APA action in Federal District Court. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 9:45 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Department of Homeland Security , filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, asks the court to hold these delays unreasonable under the Administrative Procedure Act. [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 11:42 am by Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
  The USCIS Director concluded that “the changes in the beneficiary’s places of employment constituted a material change to the terms and conditions of employment as specified in the original petition. [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 11:42 am by Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
  The USCIS Director concluded that “the changes in the beneficiary’s places of employment constituted a material change to the terms and conditions of employment as specified in the original petition. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 9:33 am by Angelo A. Paparelli
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State have denied and revoked visas and work petitions, while sending ever larger legions of immigration gumshoes from the USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) on unannounced and repeated visits to worksites around the country. [read post]
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]
29 Jan 2012, 12:59 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
  The government (acting godlike, but without the grace) behaves in mysterious ways. [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 7:07 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
” The phrase, “specialized knowledge” is defined virtually identically in the Immigration and Nationality Act and USCIS regulations as “special knowledge possessed by an individual of the petitioning organization’s product, service, research, equipment, techniques, management, or other interests and its application in international markets, or, an advanced level of knowledge or expertise in the organization’s processes and procedures (bolding… [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 4:55 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS):  The work permit young immigrants can receive with the deferral opens many doors that have been firmly shut. [read post]
7 May 2024, 7:05 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Formal legal recognition of the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) of USCIS and the grant to FDNS of effective veto power over employment-based and family-based petitions and applications requesting immigration benefits. [read post]
7 May 2024, 9:31 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
As artistic director of his LLC, Thomas would utilize his law degree to negotiate favorable contracts to secure acting and violinist jobs, and would also rely on the knowledge gained as part of his bachelor’s degree program in English Literature with Shakespeare Studies when auditioning for acting roles. [read post]
5 Mar 2020, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Judge Randolph Moss noted that the FVRA’s default rule requires a person to serve as First Assistant of USCIS before being appointed Acting Director. [read post]
19 Nov 2020, 1:42 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) states that USCIS should engage in only limited activities. [read post]
19 Nov 2020, 1:42 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) states that USCIS should engage in only limited activities. [read post]
10 Jun 2012, 4:23 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
Under the doctrine of "deemed employment," if the worksite entity were to control the individual's work while knowing that it had not petitioned USCIS to employ a foreign worker, the act of deemed employment would violate the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. [read post]
7 Mar 2020, 7:53 am by Elliot Setzer
Simonova summarized a federal district court ruling that held that the appointment of USCIS director Ken Cuccinelli violates the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. [read post]