In a last-minute change, the White House announced an extension of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) of Liberians until March 30, 2020. Prior to today’s announcement, the wind-down for DED
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Robert Y. Maples˘
Robert Y. Maples is experienced in the Washington, D.C. federal, state and public affairs arenas. He has also been an advocate for building pragmatic alliances to resolve major social issues and has pioneered strategies for addressing complex public affairs crises in collaborative versus confrontational contexts. He continues his advocacy of pragmatic alliances in furtherance of client/government collaborations among the Congress and federal agencies, and serves as state counsel on complex client public policy matters. He is experienced in complex problem solving in regulatory and legislative environments and his client interests have led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities and cybersecurity representation.
˘ Not admitted to practice law.
New Report Details Economic Value and Job Creation Impacts Under the EB-5 Program
On March 14, 2019, the EB-5 Investment Coalition, in cooperation with Invest in the USA (IIUSA), released the most comprehensive economic analysis of the EB-5 program to date. Laura…
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Temporary Protected Status Extended for Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua
The Department of Homeland Security filed a notice Thursday, Feb. 28 extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for four countries – Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua – as a result…
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USCIS moves EB-5 Modernization Rule to OMB
On 2/22/19, USCIS forwarded the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization final rule (RIN 1615-AC07) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) –
| AGENCY: DHS-USCIS | RIN: 1615-AC07 | Status: Pending Review |
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Congress Prepares Action to Avoid Government Shutdown and Fund Vital Programs Such as EB-5
Late on Feb. 13, 2019, House and Senate Conferees on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations announced an agreement on DHS Appropriations for FY 2019 and the remaining six…
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OMB Completes Review of H-1B Preregistration Rule
On January 25, OMB posted on Reginfo.gov that it has completed review of a USCIS regulation- Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions (RIN 1615-AB71).
OMB review of…
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Congress Passes Continuing Resolution Opening Government and Vital Programs such as EB-5 and E-Verify
As a continuation of an earlier posting, the U.S. Senate initiated a process by voice vote opening the US Government through February 15, H.J. Res 28, and providing for…
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E-Verify and the Government Shutdown
We have received many client inquiries relating to E-Verify and the government shutdown. In short, E-Verify is unavailable, as the program’s authorization lapsed Dec. 22, 2018.
The Department of Homeland…
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UPDATE: The iCERT Portal System is currently unavailable
The Department of Labor provided an iCERT update this afternoon:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (Updated January 2, 2019, 12:00PM EST):
Within the first five minutes of opening the semi-annual H-2B certification process …
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The iCERT Portal System is Currently Unavailable
The Department of Labor announced an iCERT service interruption on Jan. 1:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
We sincerely apologize for the major service interruption in the iCERT System early in the morning…
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