In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights podcast, Kate Kalmykov, Jennifer Hermansky, and Courtney Brooks discuss Blanche v. Lau and its implications for green card holders traveling with pending criminal matters.
Justice Department Issues Memorandum Outlining Corporate Fraud Enforcement Priorities
On Oct. 1, 2026, Colin M. McDonald, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division or Division), issued a memorandum titled “Directive 26-12: Corporate Enforcement in the Fight Against Fraud” (the Memorandum or the “Directive”), outlining the Division’s approach to investigating and prosecuting corporate misconduct. The Memorandum identifies
Immigration Insights Episode 32 | Understanding the New Public Charge Rule: Implications for Employment and Family Based Permanent Residence Applications
In the latest episode of GT’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Jen Hermansky discuss the expanded public charge framework that took effect on Sept. 18 and what it may mean for employment-based, EB-5, and family-based green card applicants and their sponsors.
They explain how officers may assess an applicant’s age, health, household, finances, education
Immigration Insights Episode 31 | Evolving TPS Policy: Staying Compliant in a Changing Landscape
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Cole Heyer discuss recent developments affecting Temporary Protected Status and the resulting considerations for employers and foreign nationals.
USCIS’s New RFE Policy Is Already Having an Impact: 30-Day Response Deadlines Are Emerging
We are now seeing RFEs issued under the new USCIS guidance that provide 30 days to respond, rather than the 84-day response period practitioners have commonly received in cases.
Immigration Insights Episode 30 | Accidental Americans: When Birthright Citizenship Comes with Unexpected Tax and Immigration Consequences
Did you know you could be a U.S. citizen — and owe years of U.S. taxes — without even realizing it? In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov, host and chair of the firm’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, and Barbara Kaplan, shareholder in the firm’s Tax Practice, address
Immigration Insights Episode 29 | AI-Driven RFEs Are Here: Faster, Broader, and More Demanding Than Ever
AI-driven adjudications are raising the stakes for employers and applicants alike, with RFEs surging across H-1B, L-1, O-1, and NIW categories and enforcement reaching new levels of coordination across federal agencies. Greenberg Traurig’s Kate Kalmykov and Courtney Brooks break down what this shift means and how organizations may wish to prepare.
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When Government Systems Don’t Communicate: How State Administrative Errors May Create Serious Immigration Consequences
Recent news reports regarding the erroneous registration of noncitizens to vote serve as an important reminder of a broader issue that immigration practitioners encounter with increasing frequency: the disconnect between state administrative systems and the federal immigration system.
Immigration Insights Episode 28 | EB-5 Deadline Alert: Key Considerations Before September 30
Greenberg Traurig immigration attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky discuss the critical Sept. 30 EB-5 grandfathering deadline and what investors need to know before it passes. The episode also covers recent favorable AAO decisions and a newly released USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking implementing the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act.
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Immigration Insights Episode 27 | Stuck in the System: Using Mandamus to Break Immigration Delays
In this episode of the Immigration Insights podcast, Greenberg Traurig attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky examine the writ of mandamus as a federal litigation tool for addressing unreasonable agency delays across a broad range of immigration proceedings.