From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:47 PM To: Subject: OSC Electronic Charge Form Dear Stakeholders: The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) is pleased to announce that members of the public can now complete and submit charge forms online through OSC’s website, in addition to…

LOS ANGELES – A former official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who went on to operate an immigration consulting service, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to pay bribes to other government employees to obtain “green cards” and citizenship for immigrants. George Wu, 63, of…

An investor has launched a putative class action against brokerage firm Raymond James and a fund manager related to the alleged fraudulent scheme involving the Jay Peak ski resort in Vermont, seeking to recover at least $71.5 million that was invested during a phase of the EB-5 immigrant investor program that was allegedly misused and…

Slightly more than 1 million of the 8.7 million people who became insured during the first full year of the Affordable Care Act were noncitizens, according to a New York Times analysis of data from 2014 enrollment. Hispanics represented the largest share of any racial or ethnic group insured through the new law, and made up 60…

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 4, 2016 – “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS conducted a comprehensive fee review, after refining its cost accounting process, and determined that current fees do not…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday that it received more than 236,000 H-1B petitions for skilled foreign workers in only seven days, breaking the record set last year for the highly popular visa, according to an agency spokeswoman.

DHS has been targeting its enforcement efforts to prioritize convicted criminals and threats to public safety, border security, and national security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 statistics reflect the Department’s immigration enforcement efforts that prioritize convicted criminals and threats to public safety, border security, and national security. Overall, the Department apprehended 406,595 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 462,463 removals and returns. The U.S. Border Patrol reported 337,117 apprehensions nationwide in FY 2015, compared to 486,651 in FY 2014, a decrease of 30 percent. Historically, a large number of ICE’s removals have been based on CBP’s significant border apprehensions. However, with the exception of one year, apprehensions along the southwest border – a key measure of illegal border crossings – are at their lowest level in more than 40 years. CBP apprehensions resulted in a decrease in the number of overall ICE intakes, falling from 263,340 intakes in FY 2014 to 193,951 intakes in FY 2015. This indicates a lower number of decreased illegal migration and CBP apprehensions. At the same time, ICE removed or returned 235,413 individuals in FY 2015, with 86 percent of these individuals considered a “top priority” (Priority One) – those considered border security or public safety threats. The number of convicted criminals removed from the interior continued to increase, as 91 percent of ICE’s FY 2015 interior removals and returns were individuals who were previously convicted of a crime, compared to 86 percent in FY 2014, and just 67 percent in FY 2011.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Thursday that it had reached the annual cap for H-1B petitions for skilled guest workers, but it the agency said it was too soon to tell whether it was another record-breaking year for the highly popular visa.

NFAP POLICY BRIEF » M A R C H 2 0 1 6 IMMIGRANTS AND BILLION DOLLAR STARTUPS BY  STUART  ANDERSON EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Immigrants play a key role in creating new, fast-growing companies, as evidenced by the prevalence of foreign born founders and key personnel in the nation’s leading privately-held companies. Immigrants have started more…

USCIS reminded individuals applying for a change of status to H-4 that if they travel abroad before their Form I-539, Change of Status (COS) application is approved, USCIS will consider the application abandoned, and will issue a denial. Traveling abroad will also result in a denial of any Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, filed before…