Jul 10, 2019
Stephen Antwine
The Trump Administration is preparing to end in-court interpreters for initial Immigration Court hearings. While the Immigration Court typically provides in-person or telephonic interpretation for all court hearings, the Trump Administration is planning to end the practice in the coming weeks. Learn more in this blog.
Jul 10, 2019
Stephen Antwine
La Administración de Trump se está preparando para terminar con los intérpretes de la corte para las audiencias iniciales de la Corte de Inmigración. Si bien la Corte de Inmigración generalmente proporciona interpretación en persona o por teléfono para todas las audiencias judiciales, la Administración de Trump planea terminar la práctica en las próximas semanas. En su lugar, a los inmigrantes en los procedimientos iniciales de la Corte de Inmigración se les mostrará un video grabado en varios idiomas que expliquen sus derechos y el proceso judicial.
Jul 9, 2019
David Spaulding
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), within the Department of Homeland Security, audits and investigates immigration violations of work rules. The document at the center of those inquiries is the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). Form I-9 may not be the easiest form to complete though. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 28, 2019
Stephen Antwine
President Donald Trump announced last week that his Administration would begin targeting immigrants for large-scale arrests and deportation. Just five days later, he halted the operation. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 17, 2019
David Spaulding
Green and Spiegel welcomes Former USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate Supervisor David Spaulding to its Philadelphia office, strengthening its Compliance and Regulatory Practice amidst a climate of heightened enforcement. Learn more in this press release.
Jun 14, 2019
Jonathan A. Grode
Congratulations to Andy Shung-Heun Jeon of Abington Senior High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who has just won the Jonathan A. Grode New American Scholar Award. This scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to an immigrant of a first generation American who has shown academic excellence. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 10, 2019
Joshua H. Rolf
Beginning June 10, 2019, USCIS will accept Premium Processing for all Petitions selected in this year’s H-1B Cap Lottery. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 6, 2019
Andrew Clancy Rodgers
On Tuesday, June 4th, the majority Democratic House of Representatives passed legislation to open up a pathway to citizenship for roughly 2.5 million immigrants. The bill, H.R.6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, was introduced in March of this year and passed 237 to 187. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 4, 2019
Ashley Patricia Hogan
On Friday, May 31, 2019, the Department of State (“DOS”) updated the online immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, Form DS-260 and Form DS-160, to include a question inquiring about the history of an applicant’s social media use. The new question requires applicants to fully disclose all the social media accounts they have used within the last five years by providing all their usernames and handles, but not passwords. Learn more in this blog.
Jun 3, 2019
Congratulations to Jeri Milan, winner of the 2019 Law Student Lark Scholarship. Learn more in this blog.
May 30, 2019
Andrew Clancy Rodgers
A bill with the potential to grant thousands of visas to Irish workers each year has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. House Democrat Richard Neal brought the bill, H.R. 2418, back in early May in the wake of renewed efforts to win congressional support for the measure. Learn more in this blog.
May 28, 2019
Green and Spiegel Senior Associate Matthew Galati was not only re-selected for the national American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Committee, but also tapped to hold the position of Vice Chair of the AILA Philadelphia Chapter for 2019-20. Learn more in this blog.
May 23, 2019
Ashley Patricia Hogan and Matthew Galati
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, President Trump unveiled his administration’s proposal for a new employment-heavy immigration system that focuses on reworking border security and the current legal Immigration system. Learn more in this blog.
May 14, 2019
Jonathan Grode and Matthew Galati have once again been named top attorneys by Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the eighth consecutive year for Jonathan since 2012 and fourth consecutive year for Matthew since 2016. Learn more in this press release.
May 10, 2019
Jonathan A. Grode
This year, the American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law International Labor and Employment Law Committee had their Midyear Meeting from May 5-9. The event was held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read the full event recap here.
May 3, 2019
Jonathan A. Grode
On Thursday April 25th, U.S. Practice Director Jonathan Grode curated a conversation for the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association as part of their April Chapter Dinner. The insightful, hour-long discussion conversation was between Jonathan and Mr. Frank Real, a Forensic Auditor at Homeland Security Investigations with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). Learn more in this blog.
May 2, 2019
Jonathan A. Grode
Green and Spiegel, LLC will be at the next Venture Café Thursday Gathering on May 2nd! Don't miss Jonathan Grode's session about Immigration for Entrepreneurs at 4:30-5:30pm. More programs and event details here.
Apr 29, 2019
Jonathan A. Grode
On April 19, 2019, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued an update to their Policy Manual to clarify their position regarding individuals employed by the legal cannabis industry in both the United States and abroad. This memorandum declares all employees of the legal cannabis industry as showing a lack of “good moral character” for Naturalization purposes, even though their conduct is not a violation of many state laws or the federal law of other nations where cannabis has been fully legalized (Canada and Uruguay). Learn more in this blog.
Apr 26, 2019
Ashley Patricia Hogan
On Thursday, April 18, 2019, USCIS held a listening session to discuss the progress of implementing President Trump’s Buy American and Hire American (“BAHA”) Executive Order aimed at strengthening protections for U.S. workers. Learn more in this blog.
Apr 25, 2019
Andrew Clancy Rodgers
Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that beginning in May 2019, I-94 numbers will be alphanumeric. Learn more in this blog.