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Senate raises H-1B fees to fund border security

$2,000 H-1B fee increase hits any firm with 50% of employees on the visa The Senate measure increases the H-1B visa application fees by $2,000 per application on those firms that have 50% of their employees on this visa. Read More : The Act: S.AMDT.4593 to H.R.5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 TITLE…

9 sentenced in Ohio marriage fraud scheme

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nine people pleaded guilty to charges connected with their involvement in a scheme in central Ohio to arrange marriages between foreign nationals and U.S. citizens. The sentences were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE). Brian Moskowitz, ICE special agent in charge of the Office of…

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Arizona Judge Draws Line Between State and Federal Authority

For Immediate Release Focus Must Now Return to Comprehensive Federal Solutions July 28, 2010 Washington, D.C. – Today, Phoenix district court judge Susan Bolton enjoined key provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070. The judge recognized that the federal government has primary authority over making and enforcing immigration law, and that while states have limited authority…

This was posted on the Indian Consulate

LATEST NEWS: In supercession of previous rules, Government of India has decided the following: All naturalized US citizens of Indian descent, who have already acquired foreign citizenship voluntarily in the past shall cease to be Indian citizens upon their acquiring foreign citizenship. However, such persons are required to renounce their Indian citizenship and to obtain…

ICE announces launch of Online Detainee Locator System

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the launch of ICE’s Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family members, attorneys and other interested parties in locating detained aliens in ICE custody. The creation and implementation of the ODLS is a concrete example of ICE’s commitment to…