Immigration News Update (Newsletter)— Late October 2021

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UP-TO-DATE IMMIGRATION NEWS

DHS Continues Journey Restrictions at Land Border Ports of Entry With Mexico– DHS will proceed to quickly restrict non-essential journey of people from Mexico into the US at land ports of entry alongside the U.S.-Mexico border till January 21, 2022.

DOJ, DOL Attain Settlements With Fb Resolving Claims of Discrimination Towards U.S. Staff – The Departments of Justice and Labor launched a joint assertion on October 19, 2021, asserting separate settlement agreements with Fb relating to its use of the everlasting labor certification program.

USCIS Implements Employment Authorization for People Coated by Deferred Enforced Departure for Hong Kong Residents– USCIS launched data on the right way to apply for employment authorization for eligible Hong Kong residents coated beneath President Biden’s memorandum permitting DED via February 5, 2023.

USCIS Accepts Credit score Card Funds From Petitioners for O and P Nonimmigrant Staff – As a part of its bank card fee pilot program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers’ Vermont Service Heart is now accepting bank card funds from petitioners submitting Kind I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Employee, for O and P nonimmigrants. This system can be in operation on the Nebraska and Texas Service Facilities.

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New Publications and Gadgets of Curiosity

New E-Confirm function. A brand new E-Confirm function, myUploads, permits workers to add required paperwork in JPEG, PNG, or PDF codecs to assist resolve Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs). Workers can entry their myE-Confirm accounts by logging into their USCIS on-line accounts and importing the requested paperwork. They’ll nonetheless use fax or mail to submit paperwork if they like. The employer ought to present the Additional Motion Discover (FAN) to the affected worker, talk about the TNC privately with the worker, and permit the worker to resolve whether or not she or he will contest the TNC. The FAN consists of the steps for utilizing myUploads to assist resolve a DHS TNC. As soon as uploaded, the worker should name the quantity on the FAN to resolve the case.https://myeverify.uscis.gov/

New SAVE options. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) is enhancing its case search capabilities, together with improved usability via a search bar and different options, and a extra sturdy case search engine. SAVE will notify customers by e mail at the least three weeks earlier than the go-live date for enhancements. https://save.uscis.gov/net/media/resourcesContents/SAVESearchCasesTipSheet.pdf

 

Useful Hyperlinks:

 

Immigration Company Info

Division of Homeland Safety:DHS.gov/coronavirus

USCIS: USCIS.gov/coronavirus

 

ICE:

CBP:

Division of Labor:

State Division:https://www.state.gov/coronavirus/

Justice Division

Company Twitter Accounts

• EOIR: @DOJ_EOIR
• ICE: @ICEgov
• Research within the States: @StudyinStates
• USCIS: @USCIS

Immigrant and worker rights webinars. The Division of Justice’s Immigrant and Worker Rights Part (IER), of the Civil Rights Division, is providing numerous free webinars for staff, employers, and advocates. For extra data, see https://www.justice.gov/crt/webinars.

 

E-Confirm webinar schedule. E-Confirm has launched its calendar of webinars at https://www.e-verify.gov/calendar-field_date_and_time/month

 

For Particulars on these and different matters, click on www.immigration.web!

 

Authorities Company Hyperlinks

 

Observe these hyperlinks to entry present processing occasions of the USCIS Service Facilities and the Division of Labor, and the Division of State’s newest Visa Bulletin with the newest deadlines for visa numbers:

USCIS Service Heart processing occasions on-line: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Division of State Visa Bulletin:

https://journey.state.gov/content material/visas/en/law-and-coverage/bulletin.html

Visa utility wait occasions for any submit:https://journey.state.gov/content material/visas/en/common/wait-occasions.html/

 

Kuck Baxter Immigration — In The Information

Charles Kuck was quoted by Bloomberg Regulation in “Power Inexperienced Card Backlog Features Lawmakers’ Bipartisan Consideration. Commenting on issues U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS) may do to cut back backlogs, Mr. Kuck mentioned, “The concept USCIS doesn’t have the assets will not be true. They don’t have the need.” https://bit.ly/3ARW2ii(registration required)

Charles Kuck was quoted by the Atlanta Journal-Structure in “Kemp’s Immigration Coverage May Complicate Bid for Second Time period.” Mr. Kuck mentioned Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia was seeking a “shiny object” to distract from former President Trump’s ongoing assaults concentrating on the governor. “This can be a reelection stunt. If he’s going to the border, he’s trying to find an answer that doesn’t exist,” Mr. Kuck mentioned. https://bit.ly/3Bt9gDo

Charles Kuck, represented plaintiffs in a latest case, Kinsley v. Blinken, wherein a U.S. district court docket choose issued a choice on October 5, 2021, prohibiting the usage of journey bans as a motive to not course of or problem visas. Mr. Kuck was quoted by the Instances of India in “Good Information for H-1B Visa Holders Stranded in India.” Mr. Kuck mentioned, “We’re grateful that Decide Boasberg noticed via the cascade of baseless authorized theories put ahead by the Division of State to lastly and affirmatively rule that it’s a violation of federal legislation to refuse to problem visas solely as a result of a President has proclaimed an entry ban beneath the Immigration and Nationality Act 212(f). We name on the Division of State to now get rid of its ridiculous and legally pointless nationwide curiosity exemption program and get again to the enterprise of visa issuance around the globe no matter these entry bans.” https://bit.ly/30bBbKl

Charles Kuck was quoted by Atlanta Journal in “Freedom College Wasn’t Meant to Final This Lengthy.” He mentioned the Board of Regents of Freedom College is “not answerable to the state legislature” and may change insurance policies if it chooses, at the least for Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals recipients. He blamed a scarcity of progress on “fixed finger-pointing between the legislature and the regents. ” ‘It’s their fault. It’s their fault. It’s their fault.’ That’s what’s terribly irritating about this. No one desires to take accountability for depriving these children of an training.”https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/freedom-university-wasnt-meant-to-last-this-long/

Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC revealed its US authorized information for Company Immigration. It may be discovered at https://iclg.com/practice-areas/corporate-immigration-laws-and-regulations/usaKuck Baxter Immigration LLC has an workplace in Adel, Georgia, close to the Irwin, Folkston, and Stewart Detention Facilities, which maintain greater than 6,000 detained immigrants. The brand new workplace is managed by our Associate Elizabeth Matherne, the previous Director for the Southern Poverty Regulation Heart’s Irwin Detention Undertaking.https://www.immigration.web/south-georgia/

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