Immigration

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

For employers increasingly frustrated by the acute shortage of H-1B visas – as witnessed by the breathless exhaustion of the FY 2015 quota this past April – not all hope is lost. The O-1 visa for extraordinary ability presents a valuable option for bringing in high-level...

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

This year’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ombudsman Annual Report, detailing the accomplishments and challenges the agency faces across the spectrum of U.S. immigration, was remarkable for its candor and the depth of its analysis. The ombudsman – whose...

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

In a single week in late May, the House passed several bills designed to stem the flow of human trafficking. The bills were accompanied by a press release which specifically linked the measures to the sexual slavery of children and warned that the legislation was part of a larger effort to...