DHS, CBP Remind Travelers ESTA Fee to Begin
Copied from the CBP website: Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds Visa Waiver Program travelers the $14 fee for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization applications will begin[…]
Category: News Updates
Tahmina’s latest published articles
Please find Tahmina’s latest published article “AILA: I Couldn’t Practice Immigration Law Without it” at AILA VOICE Sept. 2010 and “Getting A Divorce From A Country With No Divorce Law” at Miserable in Manila- OnePhilppines Aug 16-31[…]
August 27, 2010 H-1B Cap Count
Copied from AILA As of August 27, 2010, approximately 34,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 13,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
ICE issues guidance to dismiss removal cases with approved petitions
On August 20, 2010, John Morton, Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a memorandum providing guidance on pending removal cases. The hope is to reduce the huge[…]
IMMIGRATION AND YOU: Getting a Divorce Decree from a country with no divorce law
This piece is written for a column in “One Philippines Pacific Northwest Edition” newspaper. Here is a link. (See page 22). Dear Tahmina, I am from the Philippines. I was married when quite young and[…]
Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law
Watson Immigration Law welcomes the news that Federal Judge Susan Bolton blocked a law hours before coming into effect that would have had devastating consequences to many undocumented people living[…]
I couldn’t practice without AILA!
(This article will be published in the quarterly publication by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in the next few months. In due course, a link to the publication will be[…]
Justice Dept. sues, seeks injunction on Ariz. immigration law
Copied from Immigration Council The United States v. Arizona Drawing a Clear Line Between Federal and State Immigration Authority July 6, 2010 Washington, D.C. – Today, the United[…]
USCIS increases fees
USCIS announced that they are looking to increase fees once again. After the drastic fees increase in 2007, this is certainly disappointing news. The USCIS quality of service leaves a[…]