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The Trump Administration has declared war on legal, employment-based immigration. Not since the Chinese Exclusion Acts of the 1800’s have we seen such restrictionist views on immigration policy, particularly in the area of employment-based immigration. Without a change in immigration regulations, the Trump Administration is quietly erecting a “silent wall” creating barriers and unattainable high standards in the adjudications process, which often exceed regulatory intent. The [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (November 28, 2017) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, announces a new immigration attorney:  Cianna Freeman-Tolbert.  Ms. Freeman-Tolbert joins Whiteman Osterman & Hanna’s Immigration Practice Group.  Her practice will focus on immigration litigation including removal and deportation defense.  Ms. Freeman-Tolbert brings a wealth of experience in immigration court proceedings and immigration [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna attorney Daniel Hubbell has joined other area lawyers, architects and designers in contributing their time and expertise to the Capital District Jewish Holocaust Memorial project, a passion project proposed by Latham-based orthodontist Dr. Michael Lozman.  Initial plans for the memorial went before the Niskayuna planning board on Monday, November 13.  Please click here for a recent Daily Gazette article about the project.

The Rockefeller Institute of Government, in partnership with the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs at the University at Albany, and the University at Buffalo School of Law, recently announced the formation of the new Center for Law and Policy Solutions (CLPS).  The CLPS will develop interdisciplinary solutions to pressing law and policy issues impacting New York State.  Scott Fein will serve as Senior Advisor to CLPS which will [...]

USCIS announced on October 23, 2017 that prior policy guidance previously issued by the agency directing officers to give deference to the findings of a previously approved petition is rescinded. Under updated policy guidance, USCIS is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for certain nonimmigrant visa categories. The guidance applies to nearly all nonimmigrant classifications filed using Form I-129, [...]