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	<title>Ivener &#38; Fullmer LLP: Business Immigration Attorneys</title>
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	<description>The Business Immigration Law Firm (Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, Vancouver)</description>
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		<title>U.S. Files Lawsuit Against Arizona Immigration Law</title>
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The Department of Justice challenged the state of Arizona&#8217;s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, in federal court on July 6, 2010. The Department has requested a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of the law, arguing that the law&#8217;s operation will cause irreparable harm.
In a brief filed in the District of Arizona, the Department said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/u-s-files-lawsuit-against-arizona-immigration-law/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Expands Appointment Scheduling for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nonimmigrant visa applicants may now schedule interview appointments at any U.S. Consular Section in China, regardless of the province or city where they live. Consular Sections are located at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and U.S. Consulates General in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing noted that although the basic application [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/u-s-expands-appointment-scheduling-for-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-in-china/</link>
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		<title>USCIS Extends TPS Designation for El Salvador</title>
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months, from its current expiration date of September 9, 2010, through March 9, 2012.
The notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of El Salvador (or those having no nationality who last habitually resided in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/uscis-extends-tps-designation-for-el-salvador/</link>
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		<title>State Dep&#8217;t Explains Biometric Visa Program&#8217;s Fingerscan, Photo Requirements</title>
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The Department of State has published a notice in the Federal Register that explains when fingerscans and other biometric identifiers are required, and notes exceptions to the general requirements.
The notice (PDF) explains that the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 has required, since October 26, 2004, that all visas issued by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/state-dept-explains-biometric-visa-programs-fingerscan-photo-requirements/</link>
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		<title>Labor Dep&#8217;t Launches National H-2A Electronic Job Registry</title>
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The Department of Labor&#8217;s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) launched a new National Electronic Job Registry for H-2A job orders on July 8, 2010. Under a final rule published in February 2010, the agency must post all job orders filed in connection with H-2A applications until the end of 50 percent of the contract period. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/labor-dept-launches-national-h-2a-electronic-job-registry/</link>
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		<title>Decisions Not to Hire Persons Based on Need for Visa Sponsorship or Employer Submission OK, Justice Dep&#8217;t Says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Katherine A. Baldwin, Deputy Special Counsel for the Department of Justice&#8217;s Civil Rights Division, noted in a recent letter (PDF, sent on June 29, 2010, to Angelo Paparelli, partner in the Business Immigration Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP) that in general, decisions not to hire individuals based solely on their need for visa sponsorship or their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/decisions-not-to-hire-persons-based-on-need-for-visa-sponsorship-or-employer-submission-ok-justice-dept-says/</link>
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		<title>CBP Invites Comments on SENTRI and FAST Commercial Driver Applications</title>
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has invited the public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning CBP&#8217;s Trusted Traveler Programs, including the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), which allows expedited entry at specified southwest land border ports of entry, and the Free and Secure Trade program [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/16/cbp-invites-comments-on-sentri-and-fast-commercial-driver-applications/</link>
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		<title>Department of State Publishes Consular Fee Interim Rule, Reopens Comment Period</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to a previously published proposed rule and related supplementary notice, the Department of State received 1,797 comments and has reopened the comment period for an additional 60 days, until August 27, 2010. The interim final rule takes effect on July 13, 2010. Nonimmigrant visa fees, including fees for Machine-Readable Visas (MRVs) and Border [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/02/department-of-state-publishes-consular-fee-interim-rule-reopens-comment-period/</link>
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		<title>USCIS Issues Guidance to Employers on Documentation of Work Authorization for TPS Beneficiaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance on the documentation employers may accept and that temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries may present as evidence of employment eligibility. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/02/uscis-issues-guidance-to-employers-on-documentation-of-work-authorization-for-tps-beneficiaries/</link>
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		<title>Secretary of Labor Announces $78.4 Million for Farmworker Jobs Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 24, 2010, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced $78,410,000 in grant funds through the National Farmworker Jobs Program.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.usworkvisa.com/2010/07/02/secretary-of-labor-announces-78-4-million-for-farmworker-jobs-program/</link>
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