Author: Maggio Kattar

On July 6, 2020 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that for the Fall 2020 semester, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) would be modifying the temporary exemptions put into place…

We previously announced that on March 20, 2020 the United States Department of State (DOS) suspended routine visa services at the U.S. consular posts worldwide.  Since that time, DOS has…

On Monday, July 6th Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that for the Fall 2020 semester, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is modifying the temporary exemptions put into…

A new Presidential Proclamation titled “Proclamation on Amendment to Proclamation 10052” was released late June 29, 2020, amending the Proclamation that imposed restrictions on the entry of certain foreign nationals…

The Presidential Proclamation titled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak” that has just been issued today imposes additional…

Maggio Kattar is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Maria Pilar Llusa Lindberg to our team as she founds our first office in the state of Texas. In addition…

Today, the Supreme Court announced a 5-4 decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for now. The Court found that the Trump Administration did not follow…

The Department of Homeland Security has  announced [The federal register announcement that we usually refer to here has not been published yet) that it has extended until July 21, 2020 the travel…

Fines for Form I-9 violations will increase annually as a result of the inflation adjustment to civil monetary penalties required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act…