On July 16, 2021, the Biden administration issued a Hong Kong Business Advisory highlighting changes in the political climate of China and Hong Kong. The advisory, titled “Risks and Considerations for Businesses Operating in Hong Kong,” was issued by the Treasury, State, Commerce, and Homeland Security Departments. In addition, the U.S. added seven Chinese officials working in China’s main government office in Hong Kong to the sanction READ MORE READ MORE

Calls for Creation of Executive Position to Oversee Border Policy In a bipartisan effort to address increasing immigration to the United States in recent months, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Texas Democratic Congressional Representative Henry Cuellar have asked the Biden administration to create a new executive position that will specifically oversee U.S./Mexico border policy, particularly during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Graham and Representative Cuellar READ MORE READ MORE

Outdated immigration policies in the United States are causing a dent in the highly intellectual labor market. The top brains, especially from the Indian sub-continent, are getting tired of the long waits for approval of employment-based permanent residence (green cards). Indian talent is looking for more permanent options in Canada. The H-1B Visa and International Students The H-1B is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to READ MORE READ MORE

Hui Xu, a 46-year-old Chinese national and owner of a massage parlor in Mt. Pleasant, pled guilty to a human trafficking charge in late 2019. Now she moves to revoke the guilty plea, stating that she did not understand English and her previous criminal attorney failed to have a translator during their plea deal. On June 14, a federal immigration judge ordered Xu’s deportation from the United READ MORE READ MORE

New Jersey Sees Dramatic Increase in Driver’s Licenses after Permitting Undocumented Individuals to Apply The state of New Jersey has seen a more than 60% increase in new driver’s licenses issued since May 1, as the new state law took effect law that permitted residents to obtain licenses regardless of immigration status. The Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) does not keep records of immigration status and thus could READ MORE READ MORE