Sentences with phrase «legal immigration programs»

«And EB - 5 is a legal immigration program.

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The specific legal grounds for the Texas coalition's challenge to the remaining DACA program are that it violates the Constitution's direction for the president to execute the nation's laws, that it was adopted without allowing the public an advance chance to comment on it, and that it exceeds presidential power under federal immigration laws and is thus illegal.

Even the establishment of a new and more robust temporary worker program and the reallocation of Diversity Visa quotas to other programs does not alleviate the significant concerns associated with the reduction of legal immigration levels by more than 400,000 family and diversity visas.

Apple and Microsoft pledged on Tuesday to protect workers who face the risk of legal trouble and perhaps deportation after President Donald Trump terminated a major immigration program that had broad support among the business community.

The second bill is likely to be much more narrow that the Goodlatte bill, which addresses a several legal immigration policies in addition to providing for a renewal process for young undocumented immigrants who have temporary relief from deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Carlos Menchaca, advocates and New Yorkers who would qualify for immigration relief call on the Supreme Court to remove a legal barrier to President Obama's administrative relief programs after a year of legal delays, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 11:30 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey joins DACA recipients, immigration advocates and legal experts for a roundtable discussion on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Preston Hall's Tudor Room, 78 N. Broadway, White Plains.

The speaker, for her part, has maintained that NYIFUP should remain the same — and attached terms to the program today stating, «Eligibility for legal representation provided through funds in unit of appropriation 107 for unrepresented, detained individuals in removal proceedings occurring in immigration court in New York City shall be based solely on income.»

Trump may not be against legal immigration, but work visa programs like EB - 2 and EB - 3 are getting tougher and and tougher to attain, according to Yuan Shaozhong of QWOS, a Shanghai - based immigration agent.

And families also have access to ActionNYC, a secure, taxpayer - funded immigration legal services program.

Since 2015, Salas has worked as the director of legal services at Catholic Migration Services, where she has overseen immigration, housing and the employment legal services program.

President Obama's 2012 administrative action — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — represents an acknowledgement that the current status quo on immigration policy is having particularly disastrous effects on young people who have grown up in the U.S. but due to their undocumented status and to the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, experience turbulent transitions to adulthood rife with legal barriers and exclusions.

The school also provides health care through its on - site clinic, legal representation in immigration court cases, and culturally relevant after - school programming.

The program was co-sponsored by the Commission on Immigration and the Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities.

That could help quantify the problem of immigration legal - services fraud and support her commission's Fight Notario Fraud program's mission of being a resource for advocates.

An immigration lawyer assists businesses in dealing with federally regulated activities by reviewing the legal status of immigrant employees through Social Security no match letters, I - 9 audits and E-Verification as well as by creating immigration corporate compliance programs and emergency plans in the event of raids or investigations initiated by federal agencies.

Ms. Conroy is highly committed to pro bono work, focusing her active pro bono practice on immigration matters referred from the Political Asylum / Immigration Representation Project, the International Refugee Assistance Program, Central American Legal Assistance, and the HIV Limmigration matters referred from the Political Asylum / Immigration Representation Project, the International Refugee Assistance Program, Central American Legal Assistance, and the HIV LImmigration Representation Project, the International Refugee Assistance Program, Central American Legal Assistance, and the HIV Law Project.

Founded in 2012, the program quickly expanded to having two offices in Wenatchee and Burien to meet the growing need for immigration legal help to people in our state.

The committee administers, evaluates, and markets programs and recruits volunteer lawyers for: several pro se clinics on various legal topics such as family law, small claims and collections, immigration, bankruptcy court proceedings; the annual People's Fair and Veterans» Day Stand Down events; various «call — a — lawyer» programs offered by TV or radio stations, and other such programs or events as needed.

He has helped numerous immigrants obtain legal status through the Boston Immigration Court and has worked extensively with the Massachusetts Innocence Program and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to advance the interests of justice in the Commonwealth.

These programs provide legal services on cases related to loss of housing, domestic abuse, access to veterans benefits, employment, elder law, and immigration.

Internships are also available with the BDS Immigration Practice in three focus areas: Padilla, where attorneys work closely with BDS criminal defenders to avoid or minimize negative immigration consequences of their noncitizen clients» criminal cases pursuant to our obligations under the Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky; the Youth and Communities Project providing BDS clients and Brooklyn residents with affirmative immigration benefits and removal defense; and the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a first - in - the - nation program that provides legal representation for indigent New Yorkers in detained removal pImmigration Practice in three focus areas: Padilla, where attorneys work closely with BDS criminal defenders to avoid or minimize negative immigration consequences of their noncitizen clients» criminal cases pursuant to our obligations under the Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky; the Youth and Communities Project providing BDS clients and Brooklyn residents with affirmative immigration benefits and removal defense; and the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a first - in - the - nation program that provides legal representation for indigent New Yorkers in detained removal pimmigration consequences of their noncitizen clients» criminal cases pursuant to our obligations under the Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky; the Youth and Communities Project providing BDS clients and Brooklyn residents with affirmative immigration benefits and removal defense; and the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a first - in - the - nation program that provides legal representation for indigent New Yorkers in detained removal pimmigration benefits and removal defense; and the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a first - in - the - nation program that provides legal representation for indigent New Yorkers in detained removal proceedings.

Third, BDS serves as assigned counsel under the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project — a first - in - the - nation program that provides legal representation for indigent New Yorkers in detained removal proceedings at the Varick Street Immigration Court and in non-detained removal proceedings if our efforts result in the clients» release.

Gavica Perez regularly provides legal counsel to entrepreneurs and high - net - worth individuals regarding investment - based immigration, including the EB - 5 Immigrant Investor Program, and she advises clients on the full range of immigrant visas, labor certifications, and U.S. citizenship matters.

Comprehensive programs including www.probono.net, www.lawhelp.org, www.lawhelpinteractive.org and the Immigration Advocates Network, enable legal advocates to make a stronger impact, increase volunteer participation, and empower the public with resources and self - help tools to improve their lives.

In addition, LAO's immigration and refugee law programs should be subject to a public, transparent and evidence - based evaluation to ensure that limited resources are being used efficiently to produce high quality legal services.

Prior to joining the Faculty, she was a senior policy analyst with the Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network, where she worked on HIV / AIDS and immigration, legal and other barriers to harm - reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs, and law reform to promote the rights of women and girls in the context of HIV / AIDS in sub-Saharan AfLegal Network, where she worked on HIV / AIDS and immigration, legal and other barriers to harm - reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs, and law reform to promote the rights of women and girls in the context of HIV / AIDS in sub-Saharan Aflegal and other barriers to harm - reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs, and law reform to promote the rights of women and girls in the context of HIV / AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

For example, we have Federal Court Boot Camps, Superior Court Boot Camps, Depo Training, E-Discovery, Immigration, SLAPPS (a tough CA form of action that even confuses judges), Public Speaking for Attorneys, Expert Witnesses, Legal Editing, Persuasive Appellate Brief Writing, and many others including bankruptcy, a ton of appellate programs, family law basics, etc..

This year's other recipients were: Alan Canner, The Legal Aid Society, Harlem Community Law Office; Bernadette Jentsch, MFY Legal Services; Liz Markuci, Immigration Project, Volunteers of Legal Service; and Leander McRae, Preserving Affordable Housing Program, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.

In April 2015 she was appointed by the General Consulate of Mexico in Boston as their Immigration Attorney under the program Legal Assistance for Mexican Nationals from the period of April 2015 through April 2018.

They are then sent for a legal assessment; Mattoo supervises that assessment program and from there the clients are allocated to either the immigration division or family law division.

Attorneys at HIAS Pennsylvania are members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and are often presenters at continuing legal education programs, in addition to taking leadership roles in pro bono projects and other AILA activities.

Enroll in our Global Mobility University on Thursday, November 3, 2016 to participate in a full - day, interactive learning program designed to provide international HR, immigration, employment and tax professionals with an introduction to the legal and tax considerations surrounding employee mobility.

The school also provides health care through its on - site clinic, legal representation in immigration court cases, and culturally relevant after - school programming.