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Atty General Proposal to Seriously Impact Political Asylum Seekers
ATTORNEY General John Ashcroft has signed off on a proposed rule that would make procedural reforms at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), including cutting the number of Board members from the current 19 down to 11. The proposed reforms are intended to accomplish five objectives. These include: eliminating the backlog of approximately 55,000 cases […]
CA New RN/Patient Ratio Plan Means Demand for RNs will Grow
CALIFORNIA will become the first state in the nation to limit the number of hospital patients assigned to each nurse under regulations proposed by Governor Gray Davis. The new rules ultimately would prohibit hospitals from assigning a nurse to more than five patients in a large hospital units devoted to patients recovering from surgery and […]
INS Issues New “T” Nonimmigrant Visa for Victims of Trafficking
THE Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) has issued a T nonimmigrant visa to provide temporary immigration benefits to aliens who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and to their immediate family members, as deemed appropriate. To qualify for T-1 nonimmigrant status, an applicant must demonstrate that he or she 1) is physically […]
New Developments Under Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2001
The House Subcommittee on Immigration, under the new leadership of Rep. George Gekas (R-PA), has passed a steady stream of pro-immigrant legislation. One of these bills is H.R. 1892, the Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2001, which passed unanimously on June 26, 2001. This bill would allow immigrants to use another sponsor on their affidavit […]
Immigrant Religious Workers can Obtain Green Cards without Filing for Labor Certifications
The labor certification is a time-consuming process which takes up to years in certain scenarios, for it to be approved and certified. However, in limited cases under the immigration laws, an alien may go around the labor certification and file his immigrant worker petition with the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS). An immigrant religious worker […]
Priority Workers Employment-based ‘EB1 Category’
Can a person of extraordinary ability to obtain legal status in the United States without an offer of employment? A person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics may enter the United States and obtain legal status under EB1 category. However, the person must demonstrate that he sustained national or international acclaim […]
