Employment-based Immigrant Visa Availability—When to File to Adjust Status to Permanent Resident?

The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) sets forth preference classes to which the yearly allotment of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas (or “green cards”) are allocated.   A new yearly allotment of employment-based immigrant visas becomes available on October 1 of each year, the first day of the federal government’s fiscal year.  The yearly allotment of immigrant …

Worksite Enforcement Under the Trump Administration – What to Expect

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”) put the burden of verifying that new hires are authorized to work in the United States squarely on the shoulders of United States employers.  Since IRCA was enacted on November 6, 1986, United States employers have been required to accurately complete and retain an I‑9 Employment …