Dallas Fort-Worth Immigration Lawyer
Dallas Fort-Worth Immigration Lawyer covers immigration news, including information about pending legislation.
Author: Author Robert A. Kraft is a Dallas immigration and personal-injury lawyer.
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Recent Posts from Dallas Fort-Worth Immigration Lawyer
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Religious Workers - What Do I File With an Adjustment of Status Application?
With the recent implementation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) allowing concurrent filing of Form I-360 Religious Worker Petition and Form I-485 Adjustment of Status Application, most applicants want to know what documents to…
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Honduras Consular Section Closed July 1, 2009 - July 3, 2009
The U.S. Embassy in Honduras announced today that due to the political situation in Honduras, the Consular Section will be closed July 1, 2009 and July 2, 2009. Thus, all non-immigrant and immigrant visa appointments…
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66 Arrested in North Texas Crackdown on Transnational Gangs
The Dallas Morning News reports that 66 gang members have been arrested in a North Texas sweep. This effort is part of a continuing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement project targeting gangs that operate both…
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H-1B Cap Not Yet Reached
As of June 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B petitions have been received and counted toward the 65,000 cap. USCIS continues to accept cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until the 65,000 statutory cap limit is…
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Notice to U.S. Citizens Traveling to Honduras
The U.S. Embassy recently issued a notice advising U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Honduras until further notice. This announcement is in response to the current unstable political and security situations. The U.S.…
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USCIS Accepting Concurrently Filed Religious Worker Petitions Form I-360 and Adjustment of Status Applications Form I-485
Do you have a pending Form I-360 Special Immigrant Religious Worker Petition? If so, you are now eligible to file an application to adjust your status to permanent resident. On June 25, 2009, in response…
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H-1B Cap Still Not Reached
As of June 19, 2009, approximately 44,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption have been filed. USCIS…
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USCIS, FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that a partnership between the two agencies has resulted in the elimination of a large backlog…
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Worker ID Cards May Be a Central Component of Immigration Law Reform
The Los Angeles Times reports that Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) favors requiring every eligible worker in America to obtain a "forgery-proof" worker identification (ID) card to show proof of ability to work. Schumer intends to…
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More Texas County Sheriff's Offices Now Partner With ICE to Identify and Remove Criminal Aliens
Sheriff's offices in the South Texas counties of Hidalgo, Starr, Brooks, Jim Wells, and Kenedy have begun accessing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fingerprint databases to determine if arrested individuals are immigration offenders who…