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U.S. Immigration Blog
Attorney Shusterman has been blogging about U.S. immigration issues of interest to his clients and to other immigration lawyers since April 2009. Many of his posts are distributed by Benders Immigration Daily and by Immigration Lawyers on the Web.
These posts cover the gamut of immigration issues from legislation pending in Congress to the lastest immigration news, the monthly visa bulletins, important court decisions as well as practical advice for employers and foreign-born persons trying to navigate our complex immigration laws.
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We link to these blog posts in reverse chronological order below.
“I am a Los Angeles-based news reporter, who hired Carl and his team of attorneys to help me acquire permanent residency in the United States. Carl has extensive experience both as an INS Prosecutor, and in private practice, which gives him a thorough understanding of the entire immigration process. He is also well-versed in U.S. immigration policy, and keeps up with the latest trends in immigration law.” (More client reviews…)
2012
May
April
- CSPA: 9th Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing En Banc (4-21-12)
- May 2012 Visa Bulletin Brings Bad News (4-8-12)
March
February
January
- Prosecutorial Discretion: Will You Be One of the Lucky 50,000? (1-22-12)
- Spouse of U.S. – Easy Case? Read On! (1-21-12)
- New Waiver Policy Would Promote Family Unity (1-08-12)
2011
December
- Bill Would Supply Doctors to Rural & Inner City America (12-21-11)
- A Better Way to End EB Country Quotas (12-02-11)
November
October
September
August
- New Immigration Policy: A Step in the Right Direction (8-24-11)
- New Deportation Priorities: How Will This Work? (8-20-11)
- Air Force Sergeant’s Wife’s Immigration Nightmare (8-06-11)
July
- New Circuit Court Decisions on CSPA Hold Promise (7-29-11)
- Is CSPA Controversy Headed for the Supreme Court? (7-16-11)
June
May
- Employers Listen Up: USCIS Launches “I-9 Central” (5-23-11)
- CSPA: Oral Arguments in the 2nd Circuit (5-20-11)
April
- Oral Arguments Scheduled Regarding CSPA’s Automatic Conversion Clause (4-30-11)
- CSPA: Immigration Judge Distinguishes Matter of Wang
- May 2011 Visa Bulletin: Visa Numbers Inch Ahead
- One Immigrants 20-Year Journey to a Green Card (4-7-11)
March
- H-1B Filing Season Starts April 1: OPT Cap-Gap Rule, Affiliation
- Report: “How Immigration Works for America – From Brawn to Brains” (3-13-11)
February
January
- 55,000 Green Cards for Employment-Based Immigrants (1-18-11)
- February Visa Bulletin: Frozen in Time (1-15-11)
2010
December
- Immigration Legislation: Outlook for 2011-2012 (12-19-10)
- January 2011 Visa Bulletin: The Great Retrogression (12-09-10)
- Persons in Removal Proceedings Have Right to A-Files (12-03-10)
November
October
- New EOIR Website (10-25-10)
- USCIS Should Follow BALCA On Posting Requirement (10-17-10)
- USCIS’ New Citizenship Resource Center (10-08-10)
- Latinos Must Show Their Muscle in November (10-06-10)
September
- Private Bill Saves Family from Deportation (9-22-10)
- Asylum: Some Progress, But Much More Needs to be Done (9-11-10)
- Let AVVO Help You Choose an Excellent Immigration Attorney (9-08-10)
- Does Arizona Really Want Tough Immigration Enforcement? (9-05-10)
August
- Time for ICE Memo Critics to Chill (8-29-10)
- The Family 2A Category Rocks! (8-28-10)
- Why Matter of Wang Got It Wrong – Four Fallacies (8-25-10)
- September 2010 Visa Bulletin – The Great Leap Forward, for Some (8-18-10)
- Hollywood vs. USCIS (8-10-10)
- Back Door Amnesty? Read the Memo! (8-03-10)
July
- Judge Overturns Arizona Law (7-28-10)
- September 2010 Visa Bulletin – The Great Leap Forward? (7-21-10)
- Guess Who’s Coming to the U.S. (7-18-10)
June
- Update on the CSPA Lawsuit (6-23-10)
- House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on EOIR (6-16-10)
- Our New Facebook Immigration Page: OMG or TMI? (6-12-10)
- USCIS Fee Increases: Dollars and Sense? (6-10-10)
May
- She Died, But Her Dream Lives On (5-29-10)
- The Part of “Illegal” That I Don’t Understand (5-26-10)
- Liberty and Justice for All? (5-19-10)
- Above the Law? (5-11-10)
- I Beg Your Pardon (5-04-10)
April
- 10 Things We Like About the New CIR Proposal (4-29-10)
- Big Government Comes to Arizona (4-24-10)
- Padilla – Bring Back for the JRAD? (4-18-10)
- Good News for Filipinos (4-15-10)
March
- Shades of Grey (3-22-10)
- They Shoot Speeders, Don’t They? (3-17-10)
- Immigration Reform in 2010 (3-10-10)
- Lack of Checks and Balances in Removal Proceedings (3-03-10)
February
- Reforming the Immigration Court System (2-21-10)
- Freeing a Family from CBP Custody: A Lawyer’s Perspective (2-14-10)
- Fix Our Broken Legal Immigration System (2-07-10)
- Universal Health Care Without Nurses? (2-03-10)
January
- Obama’s 38 Words on Immigration (1-28-10)
- CIR: You Can’t Always Get What You Want (When You Want It) (1-21-10)
- Federal Courts May Review I-751 Hardship Waiver Denials (1-13-10)
- EB-5 Regional Center Program: Fast Lane to Permanent Residence (1-06-10)
- Chaos 75 Miles from the Border (1-03-10)
2009
December
- New Immigration Bill Would Fix Family-Based Immigration (12-23-09)
- How the New Immigration Bill Would Revamp the Employment-Based (EB) Preference System (12-16-09)
- EB Immigrants: How Long Before I Get My Green Card? (Part 2) (12-12-09)
- Why USCIS is Still Accepting H-1B Petitions (12-05-09)
- Presidents Clinton, Bush & Obama, Your Visas Are Denied! (12-01-09)
November
- EB Immigrants: How Long Before I Get My Green Card? (11-25-09)
- Universal Healthcare Without Physicians? (11-21-09)
- Before Applying for Immigration Benefits, Use FOIA (11-16-09)
- USCIS Errors: Who Should Bear the Burden? (11-07-09)
- H-1B Surge: OPT Students, Listen Up! (11-04-09)
October
- New Law Will Protect Surviving Family Members (10-21-09)
- How to Select An Immigration Attorney (10-14-09)
- We Give the New USCIS Website a “B-” (10-02-09)
August
- USCIS’ Redesigned Website: Our Suggestions (8-15-09)
- CSPA for Married Couples (8-12-09)
- A Day in the Life of an Immigration Attorney (8-5-09)
July
- How to Use Your H-1B to Qualify Under Section 245K (7-30-09)
- BIA’s CSPA Decision Not Entitled to Deference (7-27-09)
- CSPA Update (7-22-09)
- California Snake Oil (7-15-09)
- Senate Bill Includes Immigration Measures (7-11-09)
- I-9 Audits: 7 Tips for Employers (7-6-09)
- Employers Caught Up In a Catch-22 (7-1-09)
June
- President Obama and Immigration Reform (6-27-09)
- Premium Processing of I-140s – What It Means to You (6-23-09)
- Immigration Courts Severely Backlogged (6-18-09)
- BIA Decision Would Separate Families (6-16-09)
- DHS Suspends “Widow’s Penalty” (6-12-09)
- Grim Outlook for EB Visa Numbers (6-10-09)
- Immigration Officers in Need of a CAT (6-2-09)
May
- H-1Bs for Health Care Workers: Advanced Degree Not Required (5-27-09)
- H-1Bs: A Rare Opportunity for Students/Physicians to Apply (5-23-09)
- The Importance of Maintaining Your H-1B Status (5-20-09)
- Way Cleared for Lawsuit to Keep Families Together (5-14-09)
- Immigrant Family’s Kafkaesque Ordeal (5-6-09)
April
- H-1B Advice for Students and Their Employers (4-29-09)
- Physicians To Benefit From H-1B Slowdown (4-20-09)
- H-1Bs: Let the Market Decide the Number of Working Visas (4-14-09)
