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Figures compiled in the 2019 American Community Survey and released by the U.S. Census Bureau offer some startling insights into the vital role that undocumented immigrants play in keeping communities strong. According to a study based on these Census Bureau figures and compiled by FWD.US, 69 percent of undocumented immigrants are employed in jobs that...Read More

A report published in the New York Post indicates that the incoming Biden administration has expressed concerns about a surge in immigrant detention and increased illegal immigration to the United States over the past few months. This surge includes large numbers of unaccompanied minors and families who are seeking new hope and a new life...Read More

A ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on November 30, 2020, upheld the New York Green Light Law in response to a lawsuit filed by a county clerk in 2019. Michael Kearns, the Clerk of Erie County, New York, claimed in his legal action that he would be personally...Read More

A number of Big Tech companies have already expressed their desire to work with President-elect Biden to reverse many of the immigration policies put in place by the Trump administration. These policies have been unnecessarily harsh on immigrants and have created difficulties for these companies in finding the skilled workers they need to compete effectively...Read More

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed getting rid of the current H-1B visa program in favor of a system that would require higher wages for immigrant workers and would limit the ability of companies to invest in these visas for their available positions. According to DHS, the proposed changes to the H-1B...Read More

Help from a New York Work Visa Attorney The latest restrictions on H-1B visas put in place by the Trump administration will likely cause serious negative effects for the U.S. economy over the next few years. Economic experts believe that this could stifle productivity and innovation that could potentially create thousands of jobs and could...Read More

New York immigration attorney, Frieda Goldstein has once again been featured in New York’s Resident Magazine.  This time she discusses immigration in the age of corona. Read more from Resident MagazineRead More

A recent rally in Queens demonstrates the concerns of many Americans about the overreaching and harsh enforcement techniques used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE. Protesters met in Jackson Heights at Roosevelt Avenue near Broadway and held up signs and medical gowns to express their displeasure with recent actions by the immigration...Read More

A court ruling handed down on September 14, 2020, could spell the end of temporary protected status (TPS) for many immigrants who came to the United States after disasters or economic and political unrest drove them from their home countries. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California decided to lift the block on...Read More

On August 25, 2020, Senior U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not doing enough to comply with an injunction put in place by the federal court in March 2020. The injunction was issued in response to a case brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the...Read More