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Attorneys - Professional Responsibility Immigration Attorney - Judicial Sanctions and Criminal Prosecutions

Ethical misconduct by an immigration attorney may subject him or her to a variety of serious sanctions, not only in traditional disciplinary proceedings, but also through the use of judicial sanctions and potential criminal proceedings. In either...

Immigrant Visas - Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Availability of Native Workers - Business Necessity

In determining whether sufficient native workers exist to meet the needs of an employer who has applied for alien labor certification, the Department of Labor (DOL) must often determine whether the employer's job requirements are unduly...

Controlling Alien Admission - Nonimmigrants - Visa Types -Intracompany Transferees - Temporariness and Intent

A nonimmigrant visa is needed to work temporarily in the United States. Several types of visas are available for this purpose. One type of temporary worker recognized by U.S. law is an intracompany transferee, designated as an "L" visa.

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Controlling Alien Admission - Introduction - Data Management Improvement Act Task Force - Recommendations to Congress

In 2000, the United States Congress passed the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act. This Act created a task force to consider how to improve traffic at U.S. ports of entry while also enhancing national security....

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) targeted the prevention of illegal immigration, contained provisions regarding sanctions for employers who knowingly hired undocumented workers, and provided for increased border control,...