While President Trump has made it a priority to curb undocumented immigrants from both coming to and remaining in the U.S. (immigration arrests shot up by 38% in 2017 over the same period in 2016), on August 2, 2017, the…
On Thursday, July 13, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson issued an opinion that further limits the impact of President Trump’s travel ban. Last month, the Supreme Court allowed a modified travel ban to go into effect that temporarily bans the…
What is Optional Practical Training (OPT)? Optional practical training (OPT) is defined by federal regulations as "temporary employment for practical training directly related to the [F-1] student's major area of study." After completion of a course of study, most students…
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C., is proud to announce that former Immigration Judge Hon. Robert Vinikoor (Ret.) has joined our firm as an attorney after serving on the Court for over 30 years. Robert Vinikoor’s practice and expertise will focus on…
On Monday, June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear the Travel Ban cases when it reconvenes later this year, in October. The first Travel Ban (Executive Order 1) was announced on January 27, 2017, and was…
Oftentimes, prospective students enter the U.S. on a B visitor visa to visit schools and decide they would like to stay in the U.S. to pursue a course of study. The inevitable question then arises: Should I change my status…
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to promote the policy known as Buy American and Hire American. In President Trump’s words, the order established a government policy “to aggressively promote and use American-made goods and to…
The L Visa in General The L-1 visa is a non-immigrant work visa enabling U.S. companies to transfer employees from overseas subsidiaries to the U.S. There are two types of L-1 visas—an L-1A visa available to managers or executives, and…
During his presidential campaign, President Trump made repeated promises to conduct “extreme vetting” of all non-citizens applying for admission into the U.S. On May 4, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) released its proposal for “extreme vetting” measures, which…
Minsky, McCormick and Hallagan is pleased to announce its newest partner, Beata Leja. Beata joined MMH in 2007 and has since zealously advocated for her clients in both employment-based and family-based immigration law. In 2015 and 2016, she was named…