We Speak U.S. Immigration

Spring 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Employers Strategize With SGG as H-1B Cap Reached
• Trump Administration’s Spotlight on H-1Bs
• SGG Litigation Team in Court of Appeals on Behalf of Detained Mentally Ill Immigrants
• DOJ Issues New Memorandum on the Enforcement of Immigration Law
• Removal Order Reversed & Asylum Granted to Gay Man Who Fled Torture in Cameroon
• Refugees Flee Gang Violence In Central America
• EB-5 Investment Immigration Update
• SGG Empowers Immigrant Communities with Know-Your-Rights Presentations
• USC’s International Students Meet One-on-One with SGG Attorneys
• Expect Delays in Processing of H-4 & H-4 EAD Applications Filed with Premium Processed H-1B Petitions
• From Violence in Honduras to Detention in New Mexico to Asylum in Los Angeles
• SGG Community Outreach at St. Lawrence Brindisi
• Preguntas Antes de Contratar a un Abogado de Inmigración
• You Are Something Else, Carol Ross

Winter 2017

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Spotlight on Attorney Yeu Hong - SGG's Newest Partner
• Immigration Protests at LAX
• Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy
• SGG Community Outreach at St. Lawrence Brindisi
• First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites
• H-1B Cap Season Underway
• Spotlight on SGG Expertise: Visas for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
• AAO issues precedent decision changing the National Interest Waiver standard
• Resolving Lengthy Delays Through The Federal Courts
• International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS

Fall 2016

Originally published November 10, 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS
• SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources
• SGG Celebrates Pro Bono Win
• Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers
• Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again
• SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers...again!

Summer 2016

Originally published July 19, 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Driver’s Licenses and Adjustment of Status
• Department of State Revoking Non-Immigrant Visas for DUI Arrests
• The End of Internships?
• Entering the U.S. with an Expired Visa
• Supreme Court Declines to Interfere in DAPA/DACA
• Spotlight on Attorney Tiffany Chang
• SGG Achieves Long-Sought Visa for Navy Seaman and Spouse

Spring 2016

Originally published March 29, 2016

This newsletter contains the following articles:

• Employer Alerts - Spring 2016
• STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period
• SGG Marks Service Milestone After Scientific Breakthrough
• Transgender Activist Granted Political Asylum
• New Electronic Visa System for Chinese Visitors
• Congress Implements Changes to Visa Waiver Program
• Update: U.S. v. Texas