1. Introduction The American fascination with the K-1 visa process is strong, as TLC recently expanded its successful franchise, 90 Day Fiancé with two new spin-offs. This is in addition to the several successful spinoffs TLC has already released throughout the years.[2] And most recently on April 10, two additional […]
Immigration Law
Vagueness doctrine has primarily been used as a tool for defendants to challenge their convictions or arrests.[1] Its core value is that laws should “give the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly.”[2] Two separate justifications backed up this doctrine: first, that […]
Part 4: Summarizing Potential Solutions Over the course of this series, the current state of the H-1B and H-2 class visas has been discussed. While the H-1B and H-2B visas have statutorily imposed limitations on the number of visas that may be issued, H-2A visas are only limited by the speed at which applications […]
Part 3: Clearing a Path — Increasing the Availability of H-2 Visas as a Check on Abuse and Undocumented Immigration The H-2 visa program breaks nonimmigrant labor into two categories: agricultural and nonagricultural. Agricultural visas are classified as H-2A visas while nonagricultural visas are classified as H-2B. The type of […]
I. Introduction TLC tapped into America’s interest in 2014 when it premiered the hit reality show, 90 Day Fiancé. Since the first season many things have changed: Alan and Kirlyam welcomed a son, Chelsea and Yamir filed for divorce, TLC introduced two television spinoffs, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, […]
Among the top agendas of the current Trump administration is the implementation of a series of reforms to conventional immigration law and practice. These reforms include a sharp uptick of arrests and deportations for illegal immigrants, attempts to ban entry to certain Muslim countries, and, of course, plans to build […]
In response to the great influx of refugees seeking asylum in Australia starting in 2009, the Australian government implemented policies to detain asylum seekers in offshore processing centers while their asylum claims were adjudicated. In 2012, Australia returned to previous practices of detaining asylum seekers on Manus Island of Papua […]
Part 2: Incentivizing the Overlap: Using the Private Sector to Bridge the STEM Skills Gap Introduction The H-1B visa program has faced increasing backlash as America continues its march toward a more isolationist foreign policy. The Hire American, Buy American directive issued by President Trump last year has served to […]
The Fourteenth Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” This guarantees citizenship to many who are born within the United States. This clause extends citizenship regardless of […]
The United States Attorney General has the power to refer cases that are pending appellate review from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to themselves for review.[2] This process is called “referral and review.”[3] In the past, Attorneys General rarely used this power.[4] But in his short-lived tenure as Attorney […]