WASHINGTON IMMIGRATION LAWYERS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ACTION, CAUTION COMMUNITY AGAINST SCAMMERS Seattle, Washington – The Washington State Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomed President Obama’s executive action which will offer...
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Year: 2015
Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Spouses
Effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications for employment authorization for certain H-4 dependent spouses (spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants). The H-1B nonimmigrant must have: (1) an approved I-140, immigrant...
DAPA and Expanded DACA Update
On May 26, 2015, in a split 2-1 decision, the 5th Circuit denied the government’s emergency request for the court to stay the lower court’s injunction on the DAPA and expanded DACA programs. The lower court had previously issued an injunction on the programs in...