Jason Susser

March 28, 2020 From Politico’s Josh Gerstein: In her order issued Thursday evening, [US District Court Judge Analisa] Torres also sharply criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for inadequate preparation for the outbreak and a lack of safeguards for the most vulnerable detainees. “Respondents have exhibited, and continue to exhibit, deliberate indifference to Petitioners’ medical…

March 27, 2020 Earlier this evening, firm lawyer Greg Siskind posted a 55-part Twitter thread on immigration changes the various agencies and Congress can make to maximize the number of health care workers in the US workforce and the speed of processing their paperwork. The ideas were the product of brainstorming by dozens of members…

March 27, 2020 Welcome news. Here’s the announcement from a USCIS e-mail: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it is adopting measures to minimize the immigration consequences associated with responding to requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs) dated between March 1…

March 27, 2020 The $2 trillion relief package expected to pass the House today after passing the Senate Wednesday by a 96 to 0 margin, has a provision providing most people in the country with checks of up to $1200. However, the bill specifically excludes “nonresident aliens” and people without valid Social Security numbers. “Nonresident alien”…

Siskind Summary: A Section by Section Review of S.386 – The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 By Greg SiskindSiskind Susser, [email protected] Section 1. Short Title. The Act is called the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019.” Note: This bill is the companion to HR 1044 in the House which passed in July 2019.…

One of my favorite podcasts is How I Built This With Guy Raz. This NPR podcast interviews famous entrepreneurs and business founders from well-known companies across the United States and the world. This immigrant of the day five-part series is brought to you from some of the best episodes featured from the podcast. If you…

One of my favorite podcasts is How I Built This With Guy Raz. This NPR podcast interviews famous entrepreneurs and business founders from well-known companies across the United States and the world. This immigrant of the day five-part series is brought to you from some of the best episodes featured from the podcast. Mei Xu…

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…