Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 26, 2018January 9, 2019 The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration The U.S. Federal Government is in shutdown mode, due to a budget fight over President Trump’s desire to build a … Continue reading >The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 1, 2018November 3, 2020 The TN Status and the New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement The United States, Canada, and Mexico have announced that they have reached an agreement to supplant the longstanding North American … Continue reading >The TN Status and the New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 21, 2018November 4, 2020 Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility Canada’s Cannabis Act, otherwise called Bill C-45, legalizes cannabis nationally on October 17th. The starting point for all U.S. border … Continue reading >Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 6, 2018 Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization I had the honor of testifying before Canada’s Senate Committee on National Security and Defence in April, concerning the border … Continue reading >Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test The Administrative Appeals Office issued a landmark decision today, overturning the old standard of adjudication for national interest waiver petitions, … Continue reading >National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 19, 2016 Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn The Department of Labor reports that it has withdrawn its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Schedule A Request for Information … Continue reading >Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on November 18, 2016November 4, 2020 New Rules Affecting Work Eligibility and Portability for High Skilled Workers The Department of Homeland Security published its final rule today for modernizing the employment based immigration. The rule will take … Continue reading >New Rules Affecting Work Eligibility and Portability for High Skilled Workers
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nepal Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced this week that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be extended for citizens … Continue reading >Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nepal
Categories: General – Posted on December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 The President’s Executive Actions for Employers and Employees Businesses and professionals have asked us how the President’s executive actions may impact them. The language and memorandums are very … Continue reading >The President’s Executive Actions for Employers and Employees
Categories: General – Posted on November 21, 2014July 21, 2020 Executive Action Plan for U.S. Immigration Reform After much deliberation, press, and controversy, President Obama announced tonight that he will take executive action to improve the United … Continue reading >Executive Action Plan for U.S. Immigration Reform
