• Archive for August, 2010

    Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases

    by  • August 26, 2010 • Immigration Law • 0 Comments

    Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases Critics assail the plan as a bid to create a kind of backdoor ‘amnesty’ By SUSAN CARROLL Copyright 2010, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Aug. 24, 2010, 9:00PM —————————————————————————————————————— Notes from Ruby: My friends and fellow immigration attorneys in Houston, Raed Gonzalez and John Nechman, are quoted in this article which [...]

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    USCIS Implements H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase According to Public Law 111-230

    by  • August 20, 2010 • Immigration Law • 0 Comments

      WASHINGTON—On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. [...]

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