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On August 27, 2009, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced new directives to enhance and clarify oversight of computer and other electronic media searches at U.S. ports of entry. The new directives address the circumstances under which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can conduct… Read More

The Belgian regulations regarding corporate immigration have been updated on a regular basis since 2007. The Belgian regulations are influenced by European Union (EU) legislation. Citizens from almost all EU/European Economic Area (EEA) Member States (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,… Read More

NAFSA: Association of International Educators, along with a group of 17 organizations, sent a letter (PDF) on July 22, 2009, to President Obama urging him to remove restrictions on academic travel to Cuba. The letter cites the benefits of academic exchanges and notes that opportunities for Americans to study abroad in Cuba have declined precipitously… Read More

The Senate and House recently held hearings on various employment-based immigration issues: The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on July 22, 2009, “Promoting Job Creation and Foreign Investment in the United States: An Assessment of the EB-5 Regional Center Program.” Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) noted in his opening statement that the EB-5 Immigrant Investor… Read More