EAD and Advance Parole Incorporated Into One New Card!

On February 11, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status; and also filing I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (EAD), and I-131, Application for Advance Parole. This new card represents a significant improvement...

ICE Arrests: Targeting Immigration Fugitives and Foreign Nationals Arrested or Convicted of Certain Crime (Foreign Nationals & Green Card Holders Take Note!)

Foreign Nationals or non-U.S. citizens (including green card holders) with criminal histories, removal/deportation orders, immigration hearings or notice to appear at immigration hearings should have their immigration options thoroughly analyzed and represented. From May 10 to May 4 of 2010, and from May 24 to 28 of 2010, the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fugitive operations teams (FOT) arrested 72 foreign...

A Smooth Sail for Employers? Immigration Worksite Enforcement

As Congress continues to appropriate more money to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), employers in the U.S. will see an increase in immigration worksite enforcement in all industries, and industries involving critical infrastructure, according to officials of ICE who presided in a conference on May 28, 2009, held in affiliation with the immigration bar association. Immigration worksite enforcement (worksite enforcement)...