Arizona Immigration Law Blog
Changes 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…
READ MOREThe process of appealing an immigration decision
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Jan 2, 2019 | US Immigration Law
In most cases, those looking to appeal an immigration decision will do so through the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) or, as a last resort, federal court. Since immigration is a function of the executive branch, the rules may…
READ MOREWhat Arizona residents should know about asylum claims
On Behalf of Coughlon Law Firm, PLLC. Dec 21, 2018 | Asylum
The 2018 fiscal year for the United States government ended on Sept. 30. As of that date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says credible fear asylum claims at the Mexico border increased 67 percent from the previous year. That translates to a total of 92,959 claims…
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