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Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer

AILA InfoNet reports: "USCIS updated its count of FY 2011 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced
degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 8/27/10, approximately 34,900 H-1B
cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 13,000 H-1B petitions
for aliens with advanced degrees."  Source: AILA InfoNet

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AILA InfoNet reports that as of 7/23/10, approximately 26,000 H-1B
cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 11,300 H-1B petitions
for aliens with advanced degrees.

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Providence Rhode Island immigration lawyers have learned through the AILA InfoNet that an ICE detainee died by committing suicide while in custody.  The man was from El Salvador.  Source: AILA InfoNet, 7/21/2010.

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USCIS has extended TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for citizens of El Salvador because it determined that that country is still not ready to handle the re-entry of its people following devastating earthquakes there.

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Rhode Island Immigration Lawyer

The USCIS has extended the date for Haitians to file for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) through January 18, 2011.  Haitians who meet the criteria for TPS are urged to apply within the time-frame.

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Rhode Island Criminal Lawyer

The Providence Journal reports that using a $30,000 dollar grant from the Department of Mental
Health and Retardation, police officers in Rhode Island are getting trained on how to
deal with mentally ill people in a more... Read More

In cases in which criminals were given a deferred sentence, as the Providence Journal reports, such as no-contest or a guilty plea, the the House in R.I. has
overwhelmingly voted to remove the records from public view.   As long as the person stays out of trouble
for five years, their criminal history and... Read More

Last week, as the Providence Journal reports, the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs attempted to deport Luis Mendonca.  The Cape Verdean national has already been charged with the assault of a police officer and also has two pending shoplifting convictions in Rhode Island.  After a hearing in Read More

The Providence Journal reports that on Tuesday, Senator Marc A. Cote attempted to bring a bill
to the floor that would require all Rhode
Island firms with more than three employees to verify
the immigration status and work eligibility of their new employees through an
electronic, federal E-Verify system.  Cote felt so strongly... Read More