Do you feel that an employer didn’t hire you because of your immigration status? Who can you turn to in order to address such discrimination? What should you do if you are stopped by immigration officials and asked about your...
Why Employers Should Care about Form I-9 Compliance The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form that employers are required to complete for all new hires to ensure that their employees are authorized to work in the U.S. Over...
BIA Affirms Immigration Benefits Available Where Marriage Valid in State Celebrated, Regardless of Where Couple Resides The news for same-sex binational couples keeps getting better. As has already been widely reported, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to various...
On June 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the section of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which defined marriage as being only between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law. The court found the section...
Derek Strain, principal in the firm of Minsky, McCormick and Hallagan, P.C., was recently elected to serve as the Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association...
Peggy McCormick of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. and Dan Siciliano of Stanford University Law School will be co-chairing the second annual Citizenship in a Global Era to be held at the Centro di Studi Americani in Rome, Italy, on...
Comprehensive immigration reform took a major step forward last week after the U.S. Senate passed Senate Bill 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act." The U.S. House now takes up immigration reform, but with a Republican majority...
The attorneys of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. applaud the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) by finding it unconstitutional. Writing for the majority, Justice Kennedy wrote that “DOMA...