Newsletters

SGG’s Immigration Developments Alert – December 2019

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Lawyering and Litigating in Era of Delays
• Sorting out Financial Requirements for Immigration Applicants
• Practicing At The Intersection Of Criminal And Immigration Law (aka"Crim-Imm")
• USCIS Announces Electronic Pre-registration Process for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
• DACA and the Supremes
• New Rule for EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas Significantly Impacts the EB-5 Industry
• Border Crisis – Take Action!
• Expertise in Demand - SGG Lawyers As Trusted Thought Leaders

SGG’s Quarterly Immigration Developments Alert-April 2019

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Litigating H-1B denials in the “Buy American and Hire American” era
• Effective Use of the Freedom of Information Act
• The Travel Ban Waiver: A Real Adjudication or Mere Window Dressing?
• Immigration Consequences of Crimes: State of California Law Designed to Ensure Defendants are Meaningfully Informed
• Delay in naturalization applications leads to litigation, Congressional inquiry
• Going to Tijuana to Uphold U.S. Law and International Law on Asylum

SGG 2018 Year in Review

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Increase in Number of I-9 Audits by ICE
• Court Order Temporarily Halts Termination of TPS
• USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors
• SGG Fights Recent Changes to Asylum Policies
• Detention of Minors: The lasting impact of Flores v. Reno
• Obtaining a Waiver to the Trump Travel Ban
• USCIS Intensifies Focus on Denaturalization
• SGG Client Earns National Recognition – And a Green Card

April 2018

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• The Challenges of a Mobile Workforce in Big Data Occupations
• Lives in Limbo in the Wake of DACA and TPS Terminations
• Parole for Entrepreneurs: A Pathway Under A Cloud of Uncertainty
• Employer Compliance in an Era of Increased Audits and Site Visits
• SGG Wins Cases Appealed to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Advocating for Mentally Incompetent's Right to Appointed Counsel
• EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended Until September 30, 2018
• SGG Advice Leads to Vacated Criminal Conviction
• Two Year Work Permits for Spouses of Abusive H-1B Visa Holders Now Available
• SGG Litigation Gets a Win in CSPA Case
• USCIS Now Accepts Credit Card Payments for Most Filing Fees
• Meet Candice Garrett

Fall 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Immigrants in Big Data Occupations
• Successful EB-5 Appeal Paves Way for Thousands of Jobs
• Waiver of Crimes Keeps Military Family Together
• Top Immigration Threats Impacting Employers in 2018
• Bond Hearings: The Detainee’s Financial Ability to Pay 
• SGG Wins Appeal for Abused Spouse
• Pro Bono Win Helps Family of U.S. Army Veteran
• Urban Rock “n” Roll and O-1 Visas
• Class Action Lawsuits Highlight Limbo for Immigrants in Military Service
• What’s Next for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
• Meet Diana Lowe, Our Office Administrator

Summer 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Practical Training for STEM Graduates Survives Legal Challenge
• Proposed RAISE Act Introduces Merit-Based System for Employment-Based Immigration
• Revised Form I-9 Takes Effect September 18th
• Regional Center Terminations and Impacts on Immigrant Families
• A DUI Spells Trouble for Immigrants
• Detained Immigrants: Less Likely to Hire an Attorney and More Likely to be Deported 
• SGG Litigation Team Completes Briefing for Detention Cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Social Media and Deeper Background Information Required of U.S. Visa Applicants
• SGG Attorneys Overcome Visa Denials
• SGG Congratulates Attorney Amy Lenhert
• The Best and Brightest – Our Attorneys

Spring 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Employers Strategize With SGG as H-1B Cap Reached
• Trump Administration’s Spotlight on H-1Bs
• SGG Litigation Team in Court of Appeals on Behalf of Detained Mentally Ill Immigrants
• DOJ Issues New Memorandum on the Enforcement of Immigration Law
• Removal Order Reversed & Asylum Granted to Gay Man Who Fled Torture in Cameroon
• Refugees Flee Gang Violence In Central America
• EB-5 Investment Immigration Update
• SGG Empowers Immigrant Communities with Know-Your-Rights Presentations
• USC’s International Students Meet One-on-One with SGG Attorneys
• Expect Delays in Processing of H-4 & H-4 EAD Applications Filed with Premium Processed H-1B Petitions
• From Violence in Honduras to Detention in New Mexico to Asylum in Los Angeles
• Preguntas Antes de Contratar a un Abogado de Inmigración
• You Are Something Else, Carol Ross

Winter 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Spotlight on Attorney Yeu Hong - SGG's Newest Partner
• Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy
• First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites
• H-1B Cap Season Underway
• Spotlight on SGG Expertise: Visas for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
• AAO issues precedent decision changing the National Interest Waiver standard
• Resolving Lengthy Delays Through The Federal Courts
• International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS

Fall 2016

Originally published November 10, 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS
• SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources
• Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers
• Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again
• SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers...again!

Summer 2016

Originally published July 19, 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Driver’s Licenses and Adjustment of Status
• Department of State Revoking Non-Immigrant Visas for DUI Arrests
• The End of Internships?
• Entering the U.S. with an Expired Visa
• Supreme Court Declines to Interfere in DAPA/DACA
• SGG Achieves Long-Sought Visa for Navy Seaman and Spouse

Spring 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Employer Alerts - Spring 2016
• STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period
• SGG Marks Service Milestone After Scientific Breakthrough
• Transgender Activist Granted Political Asylum
• New Electronic Visa System for Chinese Visitors
• Congress Implements Changes to Visa Waiver Program
• Update: U.S. v. Texas