Innova Solutions v. Baran On December 16, 2020, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Innova Solutions, Inc. v. Baran, which involved a technology company, Innova, that wanted to hire an Indian employee in the specialty occupation of Computer Programmer, and...
Canada has eased documentation on educational qualifications recently, and the new rule will be applicable to many Indian citizens wishing to emigrate. Those who have a PhD do not need to send a bachelor’s or master’s degree for evaluation. Many...
Indian American legislators are among 60 lawmakers who have written to urge the impending Biden administration to renew the H4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Reps (Dem) Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Ami Bera and Ro Khanna of...
Significantly, many of those surveyed supported the Indian PM but not President Trump. Shashidhar Nanjundaiah A new study shows that Indian Americans, now the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, are also increasingly desirous of better visibility and representation...
Count the family together so that they may stay together Cyrus D. Mehta Ever since I co-wrote The Tyranny of Priority Dates in 2010, followed by How President Obama Can Erase Immigrant Visa Backlogs With A Stroke Of A Pen in 2012, I have...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box In an earlier blog, we discussed ethics for immigration lawyers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another ethical dilemma, addressed by two recent ethics opinions from the New York City Bar and the New York State Bar,...
Cyrus D. Mehta On November 18, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated policy guidance to clarify the circumstances when the agency would find applicants ineligible for naturalization because they were not lawfully admitted for permanent residence. “Applicants are ineligible for...
Cyrus D. Mehta Many US citizens, especially those who have recently naturalized, desire to sponsor their senior parents for lawful permanent residence, also colloquially known as the green card. A US citizen can sponsor a parent for a green card...
Cyrus D. Mehta The Trump administration has ramped up its ire against California by filing a lawsuit against three different California laws that aims to protect immigrants from the harsh effects of federal enforcement. The three laws are the Immigrant...
