On April 17, 2018, in Sessions v. Dimaya, the United States Supreme Court held a portion of the INA’s crime-based removal provision was unconstitutionally vague. The INA virtually guarantees deportation of any non-citizen convicted of an aggravated felony. A “crime of violence” is listed among those included offenses. In holding the INA’s definition of a “crime of violence” was too…
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A Law360 article published this week covers some issues that have resulted from the “Buy American, Hire American” mandate of President Trump. See what attorneys, including our own Lisa Scott, had to say about the effects of the mandate on immigration and U.S. industries. Click here to read or download the article. https://www.law360.com/articles/1033580 © Scott Global Migration…
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Where most H-1B visa workers are located in the U.S. The employment of high-skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas centered in large East Coast metropolitan areas from fiscal years 2010 to 2016. These foreign workers also made up a significant part of the workforces in several Texas metro areas, according to a Pew Research Center…
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Scott Global Migration Law Group has been named a top immigration law firm in 2018 by two independent agencies. Expertise’s featured list of the Top Immigration Lawyers in Chicago has been updated for 2018 and includes Scott Global Migration Law Group once again. Every year, Expertise runs an analysis 660 immigration firms and…
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Thank you to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for inviting our office to participate this past week in our second shadow day. We hosted three high school juniors from across Chicagoland. The students were able to ask our team members questions, and sit in on real cases at immigration court. A special thanks to Judge Lang…
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