USCIS defers H-1b selection rule – for now
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney The USCIS has deferred for one year at least – the proposed pre-filing H-1b selection rule that I wrote about earlier on this blog. Under that […]
Grace v. Whitaker: Strategies to push back AG Session’s misguided political opinion reversing gender-based asylum and gang-violence claims
Lessons for Challenging Matter of A-B- in the Immigration and Federal Courts On December 17, 2018, United States federal court judge, for the District of Columbia, Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan, […]
Pre-Registration for H-1b applications? How will it help?
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2018 The USCIS published a notice on November 30, 2018 in the Federal Register stating that it would select H-1b cases to process through a […]
Traps set for OPT and STEM-OPT students by USCIS/SEVIS – some key things to know
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2018 USCIS and SEVIS / SEVP have set several traps for unsuspecting international students and overworked school officials and DSO’s: In postings revised August 17, 2018, […]
Aliens still eligible for Asylum if DHS did not tell them to file within 1 year
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney, © 2018 A recent settlement in a court case may provide TEMPORARY respite to asylum seekers who failed to apply for asylum within 1 year of […]
Pereira v. Sessions Decision Breathes New Life into Cancellation of Removal Applications
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2018 In Pereira v. Sessions [585 U. S. ____ (2018)], the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 8-1 decision (almost total unanimity from even […]
An end to family separation? Trump issues executive order
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2016 On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in response to massive grassroots activism, a revolt from within his own party, passionate statements from no less than […]
International Entrepreneur Rule Dies
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2018 We already knew this, but in the current administration, talk is cheap. The goal of this administration, and the platform on which the president ran […]