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Former INS Attorney Carl Shusterman has been writing an immigration blog on a regular basis since 1996.

Relief Act – The Right Way to Fix Immigration Backlogs

One of the most serious problems in our broken immigration system is that there are not nearly enough immigrant visas – also known as green cards – available each year. As a result, immigrants are stuck in crippling backlogs for many years.  The Relief Act introduced by Senators Durbin, Leahy and Hirono on October 16 […]

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New Public Charge Rule Blocked by Federal Courts

The new expanded public charge rule was scheduled to become effective on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. However, on October 11, a number of Federal Courts temporarily enjoined the rule from going into effect. And a new presidential proclamation barring new immigrants from entering the U.S. without unsubsidized commercial health insurance will kick in a couple […]

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2019 Public Charge Rule Ended by DHS

On March 9, 2021, DHS Secretary Mayorkas announced that the Biden Administration would no longer enforce the Trump-era public charge rule: “The 2019 public charge rule was not in keeping with our nation’s values. It penalized those who access health benefits and other government services available to them. Consistent with the President’s vision, we will […]

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Green Cards for Caregivers

The number of baby boomers turning 65 years old is rapidly increasing, and, unfortunately, many of them have multiple chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Yet, the supply of caregivers is not keeping pace with the increasing demand for their services. Over 25% of caregivers are foreign-born, yet our broken immigration system does […]

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New EB-5 Rule Published by USCIS
Higher Investment Amounts Required

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final EB-5 rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on November 21, 2019. New developments under the final EB-5 rule […]

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BELIEVE Act Needs Your Support –
The Right Way to Reform Immigration

On July 11, 2019, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) introduced the BELIEVE Act (S. 2091) as a way to reform legal immigration to the United States. The Believe Act would abolish per-country quotas for employment-based immigration similar to H.R. 1044 which was passed by the House of Representatives on July 10, but would not result in […]

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Trump’s Assault on Immigrants –
What We Can Learn from Our Past

On the evening of June 20, 2019, the day before he kicked-off his reelection campaign, President Trump tweeted: “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in.” The President is […]

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Attorney Rozdzielski Solves a Difficult Employment-Based Case

A few months ago, a couple living in Chicago scheduled a legal consultation with us. Born in China, they had become Canadian citizens. Entrepreneurs, they decided to start a restaurant and employ U.S. workers. The husband who owned the restaurant was granted an E-2 visa as a Treaty Investor. His wife obtained an E-2 dependent […]

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July Visa Bulletin – Why You Need to Take Action Now!

Priority dates in the July Visa Bulletin will change like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 40+ years of practicing immigration law. Some categories and countries will become current for the first time in many years, and others will advance rapidly.  However, some dates will remain frozen while others will retrogress. Let’s start with the […]

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Lopez v. Barr Decision Could
Save Thousands from Deportation

Lopez v. Barr, a May 22, 2019, decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, holds out hope for thousands of persons who are in removal proceedings that they can apply for cancellation of removal. Lopez v. Barr relies on the Pereira v. Sessions, a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision which holds […]

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