Arizona Immigration Law Blog
Data shows sharp upswing in H-1B visa denials
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Apr 12, 2019 | US Immigration Law
Many businesses, highly skilled international graduate students and technical workers in Arizona are concerned about reports that an increasing number of H-1B visa petitions are being denied. The H-1B Employer Data Hub was criticized by many when it was introduced by…
READ MORECourt says asylum-seekers can appeal rejection
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Mar 14, 2019 | Asylum
Asylum-seekers in Arizona whose bid for asylum has been rejected on the grounds that they did not establish that they had a “credible fear” of returning to their home country may be able to appeal their rejection before an immigration judge. On March 7, the U.S. Court…
READ MOREChanges may be ahead for spouses of H-1B visa holders
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Feb 28, 2019 | US Immigration Law
The spouses of workers who are in Arizona under H-1B visas may lose the right to work in the United States under a proposed regulation sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget. Many couples in this position are already waiting a long time for their…
READ MOREObtaining an H-1B visa
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Feb 13, 2019 | US Immigration Law
Arizona employers who wish to obtain an H-1B visa for foreign workers must prepare well before the filing season opens on April 1. Although the fiscal year in which those workers would be eligible for employment does not begin until Oct. 1, the volume of applications…
READ MORETrump administration announces new asylum policy
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Jan 30, 2019 | US Immigration Law
Arizona residents are likely aware that several thousand migrants from Central America are gathered in Tijuana, Mexico, and plan to apply for asylum in the United States. Many of these migrants have tried to cross the border illegally at the San Ysidro port of entry,…
READ MOREHow the Trump administration has hindered immigration courts
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Jan 18, 2019 | US Immigration Law
Citizens of Arizona may be interested to learn that despite the Trump administration promising to streamline the legal immigration system, plenty of the decisions made by the administration have proven deleterious to the immigration courts, the latest of which has…
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