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Tenth Circuit Upholds Temporary Injunction Involving Certain Business Immigration Compliance Issues
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On February 2, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit enjoined Oklahoma from enforcing certain employment provisions of House Bill 1804, a state immigration enforcement bill. Specifically, employer sanctions and independent contractor requirements cannot be enforced at this time. The Court held that the state may enforce provisions which require public employers and state contractors to participate in E-Verify.
Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti who are in the middle of a major crisis as a result of the earthquake. We encourage our clients to make donations to organizations sending relief to Haiti. The Mdivani Law Firm has made a contribution to Doctors Without Borders.
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Quetions Asked by USCIS Inspectors in Recent H-1B Audits
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December 3, 2009. By Mira Mdivani, Immigration Attorney. In November, USCIS announced that they will conduct 25,000 inspections of H-1B employers looking for H-1B-related fraud. The inspections are part of the USCIS Administrative Site Visit and Verification Programs. Some of our clients have already been visited by USCIS inspectors.
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USCIS to Audit 25,000 H-1B Employers
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by Mira Mdivani, Immigration Attorney
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is set to audit 25,000 H-1B employers in this fiscal year. The USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas sent a letter to a major opponent of the H-1B program, Senator Charles Grassley, announcing this major expansion of the H-1B “anti-fraud” effort by USCIS.
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