Valarie McPherson
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There has been heightened interest and concern regarding the potential for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to search laptops and smart phones at the port of entry, due to the mention of such searches in one of President Trump’s recent Executive Orders. But, the search of these devices is not new. In fact, this … Continue Reading
The Department of State published its August 2016 Visa Bulletin and it has a few impactful surprises. This is not good news for companies and foreign nationals. Indian and Chinese foreign nationals, as usual, are the hardest hit. Specifically, the historically open First Preference Employment Based Category (EB-1) retrogressed to January 1, 2010 for Indian … Continue Reading
What should an employer do when an employee updates her personal information and it reveals that false information as to legal immigration status was previously submitted? It may depend upon where she works. Since the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) in 1986, employers have been “deputized” by the U.S. government … Continue Reading
Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: CBP Searching Electronic Devices – A New Thing?
By David Grunblatt and Valarie McPherson on Posted in Fact and Fiction Series, Immigration
Summer Slow Down: For the first time in memory, the quota reserved for the most desired immigrant applicants retrogresses for natives of India and China!
By David Grunblatt and Valarie McPherson on Posted in Immigration
Employee Reveals Identity Fraud On Form I-9
By David Grunblatt and Valarie McPherson on Posted in Immigration