This week I bring to you two immigrants rather than one to reflect the presidential impeachment hearings from this week. Two witnesses who testified were Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill. Both witnesses spoke of their immigration stories during the inquiry and the importance of immigrating to the United States. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman […]
The sixth and final season of Silicon Valley premiered on HBO on October 27th, 2019. One cannot talk about Silicon Valley without mentioning the character Dinesh Chugthai played by Kumail Nanjiani. Nanjiani was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1978 where he grew up until the age of 18 when he moved to the United States to […]
French Montana’s ‘Unforgettable’ swept the nation as one of the biggest Hip Hop songs of the year in 2017 with his album Jungle Rules putting him on the world stage as a musician. Many people know his name, but do not know his immigration story. Karim Kharbouch is his real name, and he was born […]
One of our fantastic lawyers, Lily Axelrod, specializes in asylum cases and nominated today’s immigrant of the week. Lual Mayen was recently recognized in the Washington Post for his extraordinary journey from fleeing the war in Sudan to launching a new company, Junub Games. After playing games such as Grand Theft Auto, with violence, Mayen […]
Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun conducting workplace site visits for F-1 students employed pursuant to STEM OPT. Thus, companies that employ STEM OPT workers are encouraged to be prepared in case ICE visits their workplaces. ICE has always had jurisdiction over STEM OPT worker. However, previously, ICE didn’t use their precious resources […]
In the second part of my summary of AILA’s Worksite Enforcement Conference in Utah, I will be discussing the comments of Alberto Ruisanchez, Deputy Special Counsel of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. It is always enlightening when government speakers talk to immigration lawyers and answer […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Owen J. Compton of The Cook Law Office. Owen has joined IR as our exclusive Debt & Asset Recovery Member in US – Tennessee. Since it was established in 1988, the Cook Law Office has been servicing in courts all throughout […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce J. Brent Wilkins of The Cook Law Office. Brent has joined IR as our exclusive Debt & Asset Recovery Member in US – Tennessee. Since it was established in 1988, the Cook Law Office has been servicing in courts all throughout […]
Our firm has a spin off legal tech venture called Visalaw.ai where we are building artificial intelligence-based applications designed to automate a number of complex immigration law processes. Key Team Members: Greg Siskind, Josh Waddell and Jason Susser Siskind Susser is an immigration law firm based in Memphis that has been using Neota Logic’s AI-based expert […]
[This popular feature of my blog has been on a long hiatus as I’ve gotten sidetracked with other writing projects. However, I’m pleased that my daughter Eden Siskind, who recently finished her master’s degree work in refugee studies at the London School of Economics, will be contributing to the Immigrant of the Day postings. Today […]
Dear Readers: It’s been a tough last few weeks for immigration. The shooting of more than 20 Hispanic people in El Paso shocked the country. That was followed by a series of worksite raids in Mississippi that left many children separated from their parents. And then a few days later, the Trump Administration released a […]
Dear Readers: If there is a theme to point to in immigration law over the last two and a half years, it’s that despite a relentless effort on the part of the Trump Administration to drive out undocumented immigrants and drastically cut legal immigration channels, the pushback has been even harder. From 2017 to early […]