As has been widely reported, President Barack Obama made a nationally televised speech, on November 20, 2014, announcing his plans for a series of executive actions on immigration policy. The centerpiece of his immigration proposal is the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program, which...
President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to review, update, and reform the PERM labor certification (PERM LC) program. This directive is part of the President's efforts to make improvements to the U.S. immigration system via executive action. Background on PERM Labor...
Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provides visa bulletin insights and predictions, when possible, of future visa bulletin content. This information is provided to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) by Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. For December...
President Barack Obama addressed the nation on November 20, 2014, in a televised speech to outline his proposed changes to immigration policies through executive action. These changes are part of a multi-pronged effort by the White House to make needed improvements by executive action to...
President Obama's planned executive orders are of concern to many people. The Murthy Law Firm and MurthyDotCom are known throughout the world as the premiere source of news and information related to U.S. immigration law. While we are thrilled and humbled that so many people...
Tonight, President Barack Obama provided an overview of his plan for using his executive power to address various immigration-related concerns. The President will be providing undocumented foreign nationals who have been in the United States for at least five years and who meet certain additional...
See NewsFlash! President Outlines Immigration Plan, Includes H-4 EADs! (20.Nov.2014) NewsFlash! Update: President's Immigration Announcement Moved to Thursday Night New reports indicate that President Obama will address the nation regarding his immigration plans on Thursday night in a televised announcement. The President's announcement almost certainly will address...
Department of State eMail Restored The external eMail system for the U.S. Department of State (DOS) is operational, as of November 18th. The DOS suggests that those who have not received responses to eMail sent to DOS after the evening of November 14th, may wish to...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) December 2014 Visa Bulletin is now available. As expected, while there is cutoff date movement in some EB categories for December, there is no change at all for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India. Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) As usual,...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2014 Visa Bulletin today. The only significant movement of cutoff dates for family-based cases is for Mexicans in the second preference "A" (FB2A) category, which is for spouses and (unmarried, minor) children of lawful permanent residents. FB2A...
