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Immigration Service attempts to resurrect social security no-match regulation By Grant Sovern, Lisa Duran, & Benjamin Kurten Corporate Law Departments, April 2008 The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency “ICE” will issue a proposed final regulation in the Federal Register.
Diversity Visas for FY ’08 and FY ‘09—What are they and how can they be obtained? By Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, February 2008 Each year since the 1995,2 up to 55,000 immigrants per year have been admitted to the U.S. as “diversity immigrants” as natives of countries with low rates of immigration.
Diversity visas for 2009: Top five questions asked by clients By Shannon M. Shepherd International and Immigration Law, January 2008 The Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program for fiscal year 2009 had open registration from October 3, 2007, until midnight on December 2, 2007.
The irony of blasphemy laws in a democratic nation such as Pakistan and its ramifications for immigration lawyers in the U.S. By Farrah Qazi International and Immigration Law, January 2008 With Pakistan in the news constantly, it’s a fine time to examine its justice system and human rights record.
Financial access and insurance: A preliminary description of factors that affect immigrants By Robin Newberger International and Immigration Law, December 2007 Providing financial services to immigrants is a growing business for bankers, and a growing area of study for policymakers and researchers.
Immigration Court International and Immigration Law, November 2007 Jefferson Mok of the National Immigrant Justice Center has pointed out to the readers of The Globe that the Office of Chief Counsel for the Chicago Immigration Court has changed its phone number.
Immigration law update: Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery now open for Fiscal Year 2009 By Grant Sovern, Lisa Duran, & Eric Ledbetter Corporate Law Departments, November 2007 Each year the U.S. Congress makes 55,000 immigrant visas (i.e., “green cards”) available to applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program.
Local immigration ordinances are likely unconstitutional By Anthony E. Rothert Local Government Law, November 2007 Several municipalities across the country have recently adopted laws that attempt to regulate immigration.
Local immigration ordinances are likely unconstitutional By Anthony E. Rothert International and Immigration Law, November 2007 Several municipalities across the country have recently adopted laws that attempt to regulate immigration.
Local immigration ordinances are likely unconstitutional By Anthony E. Rothert Human and Civil Rights, September 2007 Several municipalities across the country have recently adopted laws that attempt to regulate immigration.
Choosing (and using) a mental health expert witness for immigration cases By Phyllis Gould International and Immigration Law, April 2007 The work of a mental health expert witness in immigration cases can be compared to that of a journalist: it’s the expert’s job to tell the client’s story in as interesting, detailed, and moving way as possible.
CLE covers immigration issues for family lawyers By Tahani Afaneh International and Immigration Law, April 2007 The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education hosted the 6th Annual Family Law Conference in March, 2007. Daniel Azulay of Azulay, Horn & Seiden, LLC, presented a segment about Immigration Law for Family Lawyers.
Admonitions in the criminal trial court: Waiver of Counsel, Jury Demand, and Noncitizen Guilty Pleas By Patrick M. Kinnally International and Immigration Law, March 2007 In January 2004 the Illinois General Assembly passed a law (725 ILCS 5/113-8) which says:
Book drive for immigration detainees By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, March 2007 For the past two years, students and faculty from Southern Illinois University (SIU) have been visiting immigration detainees held at the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center (Tri-County) in Ullin, IL to conduct “Know Your Rights” presentations and to assess whether the legal needs of the immigration detainees are being met.
Now is the time for employers to prepare to beat the fiscal year 2008 H-1B cap By Scott D. Pollock & Fatima G. Mohyuddin International and Immigration Law, January 2007 The H-1B visa cap is once again in the forefront of business immigration practice and Congressional debate.
Immigration Consultation Corner1 #4—The B-2 overstay dilemma: Issue spotting and wise counsel when there are limited options By Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, November 2006 By providing a sympathetic and knowledgeable consultation, the client without good options will still appreciate your candor and seek you out in the future as her trusted advisor if there is a change of circumstances.
Immigration strategies: Getting the U.S. off the dime By John T. Baun International and Immigration Law, November 2006 In a recent National Law Journal article, reporter Sheri Quarters detailed a tack of how an immigration lawyer may get bureaucracy off the dime when immigration application processing is delayed or non-existent.
One plus one equals three or in an immigration context applying for a waiver By Y. Judd Azulay International and Immigration Law, November 2006 Over the years, practicing in the immigration field has gone from a “gentlemen’s” practice where everyone knew each other, respected each other and generally knew “who & what was on first,” to an adversarial practice having all the surprises, deceit, unpredictability and intrigue of the Perry Mason TV show.
Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part II By Steven W. Kuehl Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, September 2006 The first part of this series appeared in the prior issue of Commercial, Banking & Bankruptcy Law, and this material will be concluded in the next issue of the newsletter.
Recent developments with respect to First Amendments Rights in the immigration context By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, September 2006 As immigration practitioners may know, the extent of First Amendment rights of non-U.S. citizens has not been fully decided.
Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part 1 By Steven W. Kuehl Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, August 2006 During the past two years, the Consumer and Community Affairs (CCA) division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a series of conferences focused on increasing access to financial services for immigrants.
Removal Orders Redux: An analysis of the Immigration Deportation Reinstatement statute By Patrick M. Kinnally International and Immigration Law, August 2006 Juanita and her husband, Jorge, have come to see you about Jorge’s immigration status.
Conference series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part III By Steven W. Kuehl International and Immigration Law, July 2006 The first two portions of this article appeared in the prior two issues of The Globe.
Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part II By Steven W. Kuehl International and Immigration Law, May 2006 The first part of this series appeared in the prior issue of The Globe and this material will be concluded in the next issue of The Globe.
Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part 1 By Steven W. Kuehl International and Immigration Law, March 2006 During the past two years, the Consumer and Community Affairs (CCA) division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a series of conferences focused on increasing access to financial services for immigrants.
Immigration Consultation Corner #3: Student practical training to temporary worker—The “cap-gap” problem By Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, March 2006 An F-1 foreign student comes to your office with the Human Resources Director of a company that trades futures at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Immigration Consultation Corner: #2- International students—Changing non-immigrant visa status in the U.S. By Scott D. Pollock International and Immigration Law, December 2005 A foreign national comes to see you about attending school in the U.S. She last arrived two weeks ago on a B-2 visitors visa.
Unaccompanied immigrant children: The solution By Alen Takhsh International and Immigration Law, December 2005 This is the second of two articles. The first appeared in the prior issue of The Globe (November 2005, Vol. 43, No. 3) and contained the background factual situation.
Business immigration law update By Gabrielle M. Buckley International and Immigration Law, November 2005 The H-1B visa allows employers to sponsor a foreign national for a temporary professional position (e.g., engineer, financial analyst, physician, graphic designer, researcher) if the foreign national has at least a bachelor’s degree in the specialized field normally required for the position.
Seventh Circuit interprets notice requirements with regard to removal hearings and motions to reopen such hearings By Pradip K. Sahu International and Immigration Law, November 2005 On August 26, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit handed down its ruling in Sabir v. Gonzales.

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