Employers Wary of Hiring Dreamers Amidst Orders to End Program
In 2012, the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allowed recipients to receive work authorizations and temporary protection from deportation when membership renewed every two years. This was passed in response to the failure of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act in Congress. Those who […]
» Read More...August 28, 2020
New Merit-Based Immigration Plan Could Affect H-1B Visas
The Trump administration is planning to release a new executive order that could create a merit-based immigration system that fundamentally opposes the current system. A recent decision from the Supreme Court on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program gave the Trump administration more ideas for their immigration policies that could affect workers currently […]
» Read More...August 12, 2020
International Students May Face Loss of Student Visas Due to Online Courses
Student visa holders were subjected to great uncertainty on July 6 when the Trump administration issued a directive prohibiting student visa holders from remaining in the country when attending online classes. The ruling required student visa holders to take at least one in-person class to legally remain in the United States. This ruling sent shock […]
» Read More...July 22, 2020
New Hurdles for Asylum Seekers
Recently, the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed new regulations that makes matters more challenging for asylum seekers. The document is open for public comment until July 15, 2020. The Trump administration must consider all comments before finalizing. Legal challenges to these rules are also expected. The proposed rules are designed […]
» Read More...July 9, 2020
COVID-19 Concerns Among Immigration Orders
Legal immigration into the United States has become even more difficult due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has exacerbated issues while the government attempts to stop legal immigration by separating parents from children and rolling out new testing guidelines. It helps to understand how immigration has changed due to COVID-19 and what to expect […]
» Read More...June 24, 2020
Trump’s Bid to End DACA blocked by Supreme Court, a Big Win for “Dreamers”
The Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, was ultimately rejected by the Supreme Court. Those who are affected by this legislation are known as dreamers and represent over 650,000 people. The Supreme Court rejected this proposal […]
» Read More...June 18, 2020
ICE Targets Sanctuary Cities with Increased Surveillance
To tighten up security in sanctuary cities across the nation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has initiated 24-hour surveillances near homes and job sites of undocumented immigrants. Plans are to deploy hundreds of additional officers in the weeks ahead to increase arrests in communities where local law enforcement agencies are not cooperating with federal immigration […]
» Read More...June 10, 2020
Surin & Griffin, P.C. 2020 Super Lawyers
Surin & Griffin, P.C. is proud to announce that two of its founding partners, Elizabeth C. Surin and Thomas M. Griffin, have been selected to this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers annually chooses attorneys from around the country for this distinguished award using a patented selection process incorporating peer evaluations with stringent independent […]
» Read More...May 28, 2020
Temporary Halt on Green Card Applications
A Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, allows individuals who are not American citizens to live and work permanently in the United States. In the fiscal year of 2019, approximately 1.1 million people were granted green cards. On April 20, 2020, a temporary band on green cards went into effect for a […]
» Read More...May 14, 2020
Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities Across the Nation
In an effort to crackdown on illegal immigration, Attorney General William Barr recently announced the Department of Justice was taking legal action against local and state governments in sanctuary cities across the country. Lawsuits against certain states have already been announced and more are likely to follow. The move is designed to compel jurisdictions to […]
» Read More...April 23, 2020