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UPDATE: Texas Driver’s Licenses and Correcting Your Records on SAVE

The State of Texas has issued revised guidance on the process for foreign nationals to obtain driver’s licenses. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) requires verification documentation demonstrating the applicant meets lawful presence requirements. DPS is then verifying documentation with USCIS’ Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. Even if applicants provide valid proof […]

DACA : The Chander Law Firm Begins Accepting Deferred Action Cases

DALLAS, TEXAS — Following the confirmed reelection of President Barack Obama, The Chander Law Firm announced that it will begin accepting clients seeking representation in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) cases. The Chander Law Firm previously refused acceptance of DACA cases in part due to the uncertainty created by the United States Presidential elections. […]

News: DHS Will Begin Accepting Applications for Deferred Action on August 15, 2012

During a conference call today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced additional information regarding a deferred action program for certain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and meet other criteria. DHS has also set out other details including: Requestors in removal proceedings and with final orders removal will be permitted […]

H-1B Cap Reached for FY-2013

On June 12, 2012, USCIS announced on that it had reached the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2012 on June 11, 2012. USCIS also announced it had exceeded the number of H-1B petitions under the advanced degree exemption on June 7, 2012. Reaching of the statutory cap means that no further cap-subject H-1B petitions will […]

News: Obama Administration Announces Temporary Relief for DREAMers

Deferred action is a form of prosecutorial discretion that does not provide immigration status, but does allow an otherwise deportable alien permission to live and work in the United States for a temporary duration. This news brings long awaited relief to a group known as DREAMers, young undocumented people who might have qualified for the […]

California Service Center Answers H-1B Questions

CSC representatives stated that the processing goal for all H-1B cases is 60. Officials stated that all cap subject petitions are currently being processed within the 60 day processing time. Officials also stated that they will not prioritize cap subject cases for the October 1, 2011 start date unless their processing is outside of the […]

Chanderlaw: Legislative Update: New Bills Introduced; Congress Members Seek Prosecutorial Discretion for LGBT Families

Representative Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, to the House Judiciary Committee. The legislation proposes to eliminate per-country caps for employment-based immigrants and increases the per-country caps for family-based immigrants. Representative Schumer (D-NY) introduced S. 1618, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011. The bill proposes […]

Recent Increase in ICE Arrests Result of 7 Day Cross Check Operation

The seven day operation involved 1,900 ICE officers FROM 24 field offices. Of the 2,901 individuals taken into custody, 1,282 aliens had multiple criminal convictions. 1,600 aliens had felony convictions for manslaughter, attempted murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, drug trafficking, child abuse, sexual crimes against minors, and aggravated assault. 42 were gang members. 151 were convicted […]