8 year prison sentence for a man impersonate an ICE officer

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner

ICE press release announcing eight year prison sentence for Robert Fred Mejia for conspiring to impersonate an ICE officer and other charges. As a result of the fraud, between 50 and 250 victims from the District of Columbia and Virginia lost between $400,000 and $1 million.

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Former Employee of Armenian Consulate Pleads Guilty on Fraud

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner

A former employee of the Armenian consulate in Los Angeles pleaded guilty to selling “letters of refusal,” for as much as $37,000. The letters are issued by embassies and consulates and state that a country will not issue a travel document for a particular individual.

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Immigration Win and Case Terminated

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner

DHS agreed to terminate removal proceedings. Apparently, CIS agreed that Client’s Naturalization application was denied in error. Client’s father naturalized before she married and visas were current when she entered, therefore she was not inadmissible at the time of entry nor did she commit fraud.

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Filing H-1B may face tougher guidelines

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Brian D. Lerner

New guidelines are issued for the H-1B regarding more substantial proof of employee and employer relationship existance. USCIS invites national stakeholders to a teleconference on 2/18/10 to discuss the implementation of the memo issued on 1/8/10 which provides guidance on determining if a valid employer-employee relationship exists. In light of resent fraud cases appearing at [...]

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Immigration Article: Homeland Security Passes (Part I)

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Brian D. Lerner

Question: I have heard that the Homeland Security Bill has passed the House and the Senate. I am confused on know this will effect several people whom I know are in the immigration process. Could you give me some background on what exactly this bill does?  Answer: First, and foremost, this bill referred to as [...]

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