EB-1 Green Cards Backlogged Worldwide
The worldwide backlog for EB-1 visas is expected to continue through at least October and potentially into 2019.
Legal Updates
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Controversial DHS Draft Rule Proposes Changes to Public Charge Definition
A controversial DHS draft rule leaked to the media would make more immigrants inadmissible or deportable for receiving public benefits.
USCIS Postpones Implementation of Memorandum on Notices to Appear
USCIS announced that issuance of operational guidance is pending for its recent memorandum on notices to appear.
Supreme Court Upholds Latest Trump Entry Ban
On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld 5-4 the Trump administration’s third travel ban order.
How Banks Can Use Behavioral Economics to Hook Customers
By J. Marc Ward
This article looks at some of the ways behavioral economics can be used for banking services.
Minnesota Enacted a New Health Savings Account Exemption and Increased Exemptions Including for the Homestead
Minnesota has expanded the types and value of assets that individuals may protect from creditors.
May a Debtor Discharge Tax Debt for Late Filed Tax Returns?
In the 8th Circuit, income tax debt owed under late filed tax returns could, under certain circumstances, be discharged by individual debtors in their bankruptcy cases.
More Tools in the Preference Defense Toolbox for Statutory Lien Holders
Payments made to creditors in the 90-days before a bankruptcy filing can be subject to recovery as “preference claims.”
Federal Circuit Holds that Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar Inter Partes Review
By Adam R. Steinert & Katherine J. Rahlin
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held today that a Native American tribe may not assert sovereign immunity to bar inter partes review proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board.