Weekly Update, Tips & News April 24-39, 2017: Immigration Fight Continues, Processing Delays, Practice Management, Conditional Residency, and More
Presidential things affected
DACA Deported / Asylum for Material Support
F-1 School Accreditation Issues
USCIS SAVE and Drivers license
Naturalization Selective Service Draft
INS Zoom
Law Students and Networking with other lawyers
Weekly Update, Tips & News April 10-16, 2017: Trump's Immigration World & Clients, ICE and CBP Crackdowns, L-1B Mess, Scanners and More
Show Notes:
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Weekly Update, Tips & News April 2 - April 9 2017, Getting Business and Entrepreneurial Ethos, Helping Clients Beyond the Law, Immigration Police State and More
Weekly Update, Tips & News March 26 - April 1 2017, about Youtube Stars & EB-1, Networking & Pro Support Groups, Immigration Practices & TPS Update
Review of several AAO Decisions regarding EB-1c Multinational Executive or Manager cases touching upon topics such as: Successors in Interest, Portability, Who is considered an "Employee", Functional Managers and Qualifying Relationships in Joint Ventures. Many of these same rules would apply in the L-1 Intracompany Transfer Context.
Successor-In-Interest & Portability in the EB-1c Context
Matter of N-Inc., ID# 129916 (AAO Jan. 13, 2017)
Adjudicators Field Manual (AFM) 22.2(b)(5)(D)
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/ocomm/ilink/0-0-0-6423.html#0-0-0-417
Neufeld Memo For Aug. 6 2009
http://www.shusterman.com/pdf/Successor-in-Interest.pdf
CFR updated affective Jan. 17, 2017, affecting EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-18/pdf/2016-27540.pdf
Who is an Employee in the EB-1c/L-1 Context?
Matter of A- Inc., ID# 96181 (AAO Jan.12, 20 17)
Nationwide life. Ins. Co. v. Darden, 503 U.S. 318, 322-323 (1992)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/90-1802.ZO.html
Functional Manager in the EB-1c/L-1 Context
Matter of G- Inc., ID# 96255 (AAO Feb. 17, 2017)
Matter of Z-A-, Inc., Adopted Decision 2016-02 (AAO Apr. 14, 2016)
USCIS Adopted Decision of Matter of Z Link: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2016/Matter-of_Z-A-Inc_Adopted_Decision-2016-02.pdf
My review of Matter of Z
http://www.jqklaw.com/uscis-adopted-decision-re-function-manager-l-1a-april-2016.html
Joint Ventures in EB-1c/L-1 Context
Matter ofUSAM-W-A-D-M-, Inc., ID# 102803 (AAO Feb. 28, 2017)
Matter of M-A-B-W-, Inc., ID# 97882 (AAO Feb. 14, 2017)
Matter of Hughes, 18 I&N Dec. 289
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2012/08/14/2917.pdf
8 CFR 214.2(l)(1)(ii)(K) Intracompany Transferees/Subsidiary
(K) Subsidiary means a firm, corporation, or other legal entity of which a parent owns, directly or indirectly, more than half of the entity and controls the entity; or owns, directly or indirectly, half of the entity and controls the entity; or owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent of a 50-50 joint venture and has equal control and veto power over the entity; or owns, directly or indirectly, less than half of the entity, but in fact controls the entity.
Synopsis of L-1 AAO Decision Cases
http://www.jqklaw.com/synopsis-of-administrative-appeals-office--aao--l-1-case-decisions.html
Weekly Update, Tips & News March 19-25, 2017 about Trump Immigration Update, the Future of Immigration Practice & More
Tips and discussion about the Immigration Law Practice, Premium Processing, K-1s, Legislation, EO, Global Entry & More
Tips and discussion about CBP, the NVC's new online system, the Effects of the Executive Order and delays in some Naturalization Cases for March 4-11, 2017.
Opinion, monologue and discussion of the current immigration climate and policy
Discussion about Dutch (Netherlands) Immigration Laws and Practice with Attorney Bram Van Melle. https://www.everaert.nl/en/about-us/people?name=bram%20van%20melle
Covering the recent change in Cuban Immigration policy for the US in a historical context.
Review of Immigration News & Events for September 2016
Recap of Recent Immigration Events, News & Laws including
00:45: Update about the podcast
3:25: AILA 2016 Conference in Las Vegas
04:45: Backlog in Immigration Courts (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/20/federal-immigration-court-backlog-tops-500000-pending-cases.html)
06:25: Asylum Backlog, years of waiting for interview (https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do)
07:45: EB-5 Backlogs increasing (http://jqklaw.blogspot.com/2016/07/eb-5-other-uscis-timelines-for-july-2016.html)
09:00: Visa Bulletin Backlog for F-2A Category (https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-august-2016.html)
11:26: Adjustment of Status for DACA Recipients (http://jqklaw.blogspot.com/2016/07/nearly-3000-daca-recipients-receive.html)
13:42: TPS Extended for El Salvador (https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-el-salvador) and Syria (https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-syria)
15:00: K-4 Adjustment Caselaw (http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/144831p.pdf)
15:56: Provisional Waiver (I-601a) Expansion (https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-allow-additional-applicants-provisional-waiver-process)
17:35: Government Requests Rehearing of DAPA (https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/15-674-Texas-Rehearing-Petition.pdf)
18:03: Law School Immigration Program Rankings (http://jqklaw.blogspot.com/2016/07/top-law-school-immigration-law-program.html)
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