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New Publication
Posted on 02/24/2017 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The latest edition of the Global Business Immigration Practice Guide has been released by LexisNexis. Dozens of members of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) co-authored and edited the… Read More

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Ninth Circuit Blocks Entry Ban: Recent Developments re Trump Administration’s Executive Order
Posted on 02/20/2017 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Below is a summary of the rapidly developing immigration-related actions of the Trump administration, and related counteractions. The situation remained fluid as of press time: President Trump signed an executive… Read More

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Electronic Traveler Systems: An Overview
Posted on 02/14/2017 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

This article provides an overview of recent developments with respect to electronic traveler systems in several countries. Many countries do not have electronic traveler systems similar to the Electronic System… Read More

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Breaking EB-5 News Regarding An Increase In Investment Amount To $800,000
Posted on 01/10/2017 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Homeland Security just sent new proposed rules to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). This is the first step to increase the minimum EB-5 investment amount… Read More

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Senator Jeff Sessions As Trump Administration’s Attorney General
Posted on 11/22/2016 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Trump has apparently chosen Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) to be the next Attorney General. The Attorney General has a major role in enforcing existing immigration laws and promoting new immigration… Read More

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Pakistani Students Come to U.S. Under Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
Posted on 01/19/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that 100 students from Pakistan have arrived in the United States and participated in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program’s… Read More

Brazil’s ‘Science Without Borders’ Program Sends 650 Students to United States
Posted on by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of State announced on January 5, 2012, that 650 Brazilian students arrived in the United States in the first week in January to study in over 100 U.S.… Read More

Preliminary Injunction Blocks Key Provisions of Arizona Immigration Statute
Posted on 08/01/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

  Following the Department of Justice’s challenge to Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton of Phoenix, Arizona, issued a preliminary injunction against key provisions… Read More

Decisions Not to Hire Persons Based on Need for Visa Sponsorship or Employer Submission OK, Justice Dep’t Says
Posted on 07/16/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Katherine A. Baldwin, Deputy Special Counsel for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, noted in a recent letter (PDF, sent on June 29, 2010, to Angelo Paparelli, partner in the… Read More

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New Publications and Items of Interest
Posted on 07/02/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

News about new publications pertaining to H-1B and InfoPass.