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A new memorandum (PDF) from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provides a brief introduction to immigration status issues and an update on how such issues should be addressed during NLRB investigations and proceedings. The memo notes that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects all employees covered by the NLRA regardless of immigration status,… Read More

One of USCIS’s recent improvements to the green card is an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports of entry to read personal data embedded in the card from a distance and compare it immediately to personal data on file. Additionally, the RFID chip adds… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Ombudsman has provided information in response to reports that USCIS is issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in H-2B nonagricultural worker cases that question the claimed “temporary” nature of an employer’s business need for foreign labor. The Ombudsman explained that employers seeking to participate in this program must establish to… Read More

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced special temporary relief until December 31, 2011, for certain F-1 Libyan students who have suffered severe economic hardship as a direct result of the civil unrest in Libya since February 2011. ICE has published a notice in the Federal Register suspending certain regulatory requirements to allow eligible… Read More

A new Mexican immigration law (in Spanish) that effects significant changes to the current immigration regime was signed into law on May 24, 2011. The new law establishes new immigration categories and a new Points System for permanent resident applicants based on level of education, work experience, science and technology skills, and other skills needed… Read More