Consequences of Padilla V. Kentucky Annie Banerjee, an immigration lawyer based in the Houston area, offers insightful commentary about a crucial case involving a...
I-140 Equivalency Ins & Outs Lottery-picked employment-based visas go like hotcakes and professional people striving to come to America can easily be left out....
Passing of Ted Kennedy Leaves a Void in Immigration Reform According to Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee, the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy has dealt a serious blow...
Groups Urge Obama to Halt Immigration Police Program A diverse array of several hundred advocacy groups has urged President Obama to end a program which allows local...
Illegal Immigrant’s Family Sues U.S. Border Patrol The Mexican family of an illegal immigrant shot after threatening a U.S. Border Patrol agent is suing the federal...
Double Jeopardy Immigration Case in Florida Tampa-based engineering student survives Kafka-esque ordeal in U.S. immigration court. Youssef Megahed, a Tampa-based engineering student, was acquitted of...
Obama’s Immigration Policy like Déjà Vu Houston immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee is noticing similarities between the Obama Administration on immigration enforcement – and the actions...
H-1B Numbers Still Available Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee still urging applications for H-1B visas. An H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by...
What’s the Matter with iCERT? Numerous glitches exist in the new LCA iCERT system. Is it really an improvement? The Department of Labor (DOL)...
Sonia Sotomayor‘s Stance on Immigration The newest U.S. Supreme Court Justice had been rumored to have excessively liberal views on immigration, but is this...
Pitfalls of Failure to Convert H-1B Non-Immigrant Visas An H-1B visa is in effect for six years, but if you lose your sponsor, it’s imperative to convert...
Workers with Non-Immigrant Visas Victimized Employees issued with non-immigrant visas like H-1B and L-1 are typically the first to be laid off by U.S....
Ecuadorian’s Appeal to Remain in U.S. Denied Immigrant José Enríque Peralta was denied his request to stay in the U.S. by the United States Court of...
Krispy Kreme I-9 Audit Results in Fine An Ohio doughnut factory was fined $40,000 for hiring illegal immigrants. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the...
Houston-area Immigration Lawyer Annie Banerjee Debunks H-1B Misinformation According to Banerjee, myths abound about propensities falsely attributed to H-1B workers and anti-immigrant propaganda is rife with falsehoods....