Employment agency owner sentenced in scheme to recruit undocumented workers in Atlanta, Southeast US
ATLANTA – Chun Yan Lin, 44, of Doraville, Ga., was sentenced Thursday in federal court for conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lin was sentenced to two years…
Options for Laid off or Benched H-1B Workers
So you’ve been laid off or have been benched without pay, and you’re concerned about your H-1B work status. Perhaps you’ve been without employment for months, and finally found an interested employer who told you that they would hire you, but their attorney told them that you were not fine to transfer because you don’t…
Legal Guide for VAWA petitions – what to do if you are abused and is not a permanent resident
VAWA is a very powerful piece of legislation that has been successful in protecting abused spouses and children. Moreover, VAWA has very definite provisions to protect immigrants in abusive relationships. Below are the three main components of VAWA1 Who can use or benefit from VAWA? Although VAWA stands for “Violence Against Women Act”, it applies…
Porting I485 (Adjustment of Status) under AC21
Adjustment of status portability is a creation of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) Pub. L No. 106-313, 114 Stat. 1251 (October 17, 2000), which amended Section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This AC21 law allows employees to accept a job that is in the same or similar occupational classification…
Introducing Shah Peerally Law Group PC
The Shah Peerally Law Group is a leading full-service US immigration law firm headquartered in Newark, California, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, serving clients nationwide. The law firm is led by American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) member attorneys Shah Peerally, Esq. and Hasan Abdullah, Esq. Based on experience, professional achievements, and industry recognition, we have been rated…
Got Pay Stubs? Transferring H1B without Pay Stubs
By: Hasan Abdullah, Esq. An all too common question that immigration law attorneys dealing with H1B cases encounter is whether it is possible for an H1B worker to port his or her employment to a new company if this worker does not have recent pay stubs. Consider the example of R.S. Singh. After Singh graduated…
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