One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Digging into the Ombudsman’s Take on the USCIS Backlog
AILA’s Paul Stern digs into the recently released USCIS Ombudsman’s Report which highlights continued backlogs and processing delays, urging readers to take action to help “ensure the agency has the resources needed to chart a course forward where progress is not just a promise, but a reality.”
The PERM Process in the New Age of Remote Work
AILA Law Journal authors Da’Niel Rowan and Eddie Corona share some highlights from their article in the Spring 2023 edition of the journal, noting that outdated regulations aren’t meeting the needs of employers and employees given the shift toward remote work.
Worksite Ambiguity in the Rise of Work from Home
AILA Law Journal author Bill Stock describes the rise in work-from-home arrangements which has “exposed the shortcomings of existing immigration regulations and the lack of specific guidance from federal agencies” and urges change; read more about this and other issues in the Spring 2023 edition of the AILA Law Journal.
The Unchanging H-1B Cap in a Changed Country
Adam Cohen delves into the H-1B visa program, from its inception to the latest registration process debacle, and calls on Congress and the Biden administration to improve the program and adapt it to meet the needs of the U.S. economy now, not the market of more than a generation ago.
A Peek Inside the Spring 2023 Edition of the AILA Law Journal
AILA Law Journal Editor-in-Chief Cyrus Mehta gives a look inside the Spring 2023 edition with articles from leading experts and next-generation leaders, writing that “Immigration law’s complexities and nuances mean many of us as practitioners feel like we are on the cutting edge every day.”
Here We Go Again! Expedited Roll Out of New PERM Application Could Make Already Complicated Process Worse
AILA member Vaman Kidambi describes the challenges AILA members and others have shared about the expedited roll-out of the new PERM application form, and urges the Department of Labor to slow the roll-out in order to address valid concerns.
Free and Freeing: AILA’s Law Student Membership
AILA member Marisabel Alonso encourages all current law students interested in immigration law to take advantage of the many benefits of AILA’s free law student membership and how those benefits can help them during law school and beyond as they become practitioners.
America’s Industrial Cities Can Benefit from the Start-Up Visa
AILA member Aaron Kochenderfer highlights the way that a start-up visa might help improve the American economy, particularly in Rust Belt cities and nearby communities, harnessing the power of innovation to increase shared prosperity.
Immigrants Can Get the Job Done, If America Lets Them
AILA members Roujin Mozaffarimehr and Ally Bolour urge the Biden administration and Congress to recognize the cumbersome, arbitrary, and uncertain context in which employers try to access H-2B visas and some clear ways the process could be improved to address workforce needs.
Federal Litigation as a Tool to Fight Unjust L-1 Denials
AILA member Dominique Pando Bucci describes unreasonable denials of L-1s and why one denial of an L-1 intracompany transferee petition filed on behalf of a small business led her to file and win her first federal litigation case.
I recently took on, and won, a federal court case challenging an unjust L-1 denial. As I immersed myself in the case, I researched what was happening to L-1s across the board, and everything I learned made me all the more resolved to fight for my client. I encourage my colleagues to follow suit.
