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Thursday, June 21, 2012
9:00am - Noon

"I-9 Compliance: How to Keep Out of Trouble and Avoid Employer Sanctions Fines"

Cost: $100/person - includes a copy of the Immigration Enforcement: I-9 Compliance Handbook
Location: 2305 East Arapahoe Road, Suite 100, Centennial, Colorado 80122.

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IMMIGRATION NEWS

5-15-2012 - ICE Secure Communities Program begins in Massachusetts

5-15-2012 - Fiscal Year 2012 H-2B Cap Count

5-11-2012 - DHS expands list of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) designated-degree programs

5-11-2012 - Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap Count

5-9-2012 - Reverification of employment eligibility results in document abuse settlement

5-8-2012 - The U.S. and Canada plan to increase benefits to NEXUS members

5-4-2012 - USCIS releases May 2012 E-Verify Webinar schedule

4-26-2012 - REMINDER: Grant Application deadline is 5-7-2012 for Citizenship and Integration Grant Program

4-26-2012 - AILA reports the USCIS Proposed Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Is Not in Effect

4-26-2012 - ICE FAQ's about facilitating the return of certain Lawfully Removed Aliens

4-24-2012 - Revised H-2A and H-2B Forms issued by DOL

4-23-2012 - FAQs about E-Verify Privacy Policies and Procedures - available in 9 languages

4-20-2012 - USCIS Civics Flash Cards for Naturalization Test - Spanish Version(M-623-S) and English Version (M-623)

4-16-2012 - DOS - New Visa application fees effective 4/13/2012

4-13-2012 - ICE detainee dies at Aurora, CO hospital

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Allott Immigration Law Firm in the News

• Ann Allott - Denver Business Journal "ICE turns up heat on I-9s" 3-11-2011

• Ann Allott - How NOT to Ask for Identity Documents 1-13-2011

• Ann Allott - US Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment 10-14-2010

• I-9 Electronic Compliance: 25 Questions All Employers Should Ask 09-29-2010

• Ann Allott - Employers Are Facing Increasing Form I-9 Penalties 05-13-2010

• Ann Allott - ICE is Turning the Heat Up 03-19-2010

• Ann Allott - Good Faith Compliance 03-10-2010

• Denver Catholic Register 09-30-2009

• Amy DeVan, Immigration/PBS 12-12-08

• Colorado Restaurant Association Hospitality News 10-08-08 (pg. 5)

• Rocky Mt. News (5-9-08)

Archived News

• 4-11-2012 - Practice Tests for the English Portion of the Naturalization Test

• 4-9-2012 - Q&A's: Consular Processing for Overseas Derivative T and U Nonimmigrant Status Family Members

• 4-6-2012 - AILA reports on H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Received by USCIS

• 4-4-2012 - ICE Report: Deportation of Parents of U.S.-Born Citizens FY 2011

• 4-3-2012 - ICE arrests 3100+ convicted criminal aliens and immigration fugitives in 6-day national "Cross Check" enforcement operation

• 4-2-2012 - USCIS releases national list of 345,000 employers enrolled in E-Verify

• 3-26-2012 - Citizenship and Integration Grant Program

• 3-23-2012 - Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian nationals currently in the United States

• 3-23-2012 - DHS releases report with estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the U.S. as of January 2011

• 3-16-2012 - Employment discrimination settlement costs Indrescom Security Technology Inc. $7,000 in back pay

• 3-15-2012 - ICE opens immigration detention facility for low-risk, minimum security adult male detainees

• 3-12-2012 - Q&As on establishing an H-1B employer-employee relationship - USCIS update

• 3-7-2012 - Dept of State announces 4th annual "Passport Day in the USA"

• 2-29-2012 - Homeland Security Study in the States

• 2-28-2012 - Yale Law School Immigration Clinic files class action lawsuit challenging detainers

• 2-22-2012 - A State of Enforcers - The Economist - Alabama Immigration Law

• 2-22-2012 - I-601 Provisional Waiver is NOT in Effect

• 2-20-2012 - OSC Guidance during a Worksite Enforcement Audit

• 2-17-2012 - Immigration Policy Center - Economic and Political Impact of Immigrants with state by state map

• 2-15-2012 - USCIS Announces Expansion of E-Verify Self Check

• 2-13-2012 - Colorado Affirmation of Legal Work Status - Revised 1/11/2012

• 2-3-2012 - Q&A's for USCIS's VIBE (Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises) program

• 1-31-2012 - Reforms To Attract/Retain Highly Skilled Immigrants - DHS Press Release

• 1-31-2012 - H-1B filing season for FY 2013

• 1-27-2012 - Visa demand to spur economic growth in U.S. - posted by Bureau of Consular Affairs

• 1-24-2012 - USCIS Press Release - 2 companies forfeit $2 million each for hiring illegal aliens

• 1-24-2012 - IMAGE program to host a series of forums around the U.S.

• 1-20-2012 - - Department of Homeland Security recommends cancellation of 1,301 cases in Denver

• 1-16-2012 - Prosecutors review deportation cases to determine which illegal immigrants could possibly stay in the country

• 1-13-2012 - Dual Citizenship is on the rise

• 1-12-2012 - USCIS National Chinese-Language Public Engagement on 2/16/2012

• 1-6-2012 - Proposed immigration rule change to keep families together

• 12-29-2011 - Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) Fact Sheet on Employment Discrimination

• 12-27-2011 - Denver Post - ICE investigation makes an Immigration Reform Advocate out of Chipotle Co-Chief Executive Officer.

• 12-20-2011 - Concern about representation of immigrants in immigration court

• 12-15-2011 - AEI Report finds immigrants boost US employment and economic growth

• 12-13-2011 - AILA 2012 Midyear CLE Conference - experts will discuss worksite enforcement, Form I-9, and E-Verify issues

• 11-30-2011 - H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act passes House vote

• 11-25-2011 - USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap

• 11-21-2011 - FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count

• 11-18-2011 - USCIS map of SEVIS approved schools

• 11-17-2011 - Feds resume crackdown on companys' illegal hires

• 11-15-2011 - ICE Removal Statistics - updated 11-15-2011

• 11-15-2011 - ICE announces 400 Boston-area businesses have signed up with IMAGE

• 11-9-2011 - Sharp increase in demand for U.S. Visas in China and Brazil

• 11-2-2011 - Ann Allott summarizes cornerstone case regarding Employer Sanctions Act, Form I-9's, Substantive and Procedural Errors and the Correct Assessment of Penalties

• 10-26-2011 - USCIS redesigns EAD and Form N-560 with enhanced security features to deter fraud.

• 10-24-2011 - Department of Labor update on Prevailing Wage Determination

• 10-21-2011 - USCIS - numerical limit for "U.S. Masters" H-1B petitions has been met.

• 10-20-2011 - Entries for the DV-2013 DV program must be submitted electronically by noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Saturday, November 5, 2011.

• 10-19-2011 - Governor Brown signs bill prohibiting E-Verify mandates in California

• 10-18-2011 - DHS launches "Study in the States" website to help streamline the international student visa process

• 10-17-2011 - USCIS Offers Spanish-Language event on E-Verify Employee Rights on Nov 9th

• 10-04-2011 - Immigration Ruling Impacts Alabama Schools' Attendance

• 9-28-2011 - ICE arrests 2900+ convicted criminal aliens in nationwide operation.

• 9-21-2011 - USCIS announces 9 million in grants to 42 organizations to expand citizenship preparation programs for permanent residents.

• 9-20-2011 - ICE Fact Sheet - Apply for driver's licenses or state ID cards for F, M, or J Nonimmigrants

• 9-13-2011 - Instructions for the 2013 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

• 9-09-2011 - Online registration for the 2013 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2013) begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and ends on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).

• 9-06-2011 - AILA warning about immigration scams - in English & Spanish

• 8-30-2011 - ICE FAQ's regarding immigration enforcement resources on high priority cases

• 8-26-2011 - Eurofresh, Inc. fined $600,000 in ICE worksite enforcement investigation

• 8-15-2011 - Summit Steel Fabricatiors to pay $15,400 fine for employment discrimination during I-9 process

• 8-11-2011 - Prevailing Wage Determinations Suspended - Causing Delays for PERM Cases

• 8-08-2011 - Diversity Visa Program Scam Alert

• 7-29-2011 - HALT (Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation) Act - Margaret Stock

• 7-26-2011 - "The Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform" - Webcast

• 7-26-2011 - Costco joins IMAGE (ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers)

• 7-21-2011 - ICE Announces Employment Authorization Eligibility for Certain Libyan Students

• 7-20-2011 - Senate Holds Hearing on DREAM Act of 2011: Janet Napolitano Testimony

• 6-28-2011 - AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Assoc.) cheers Senate hearing on DREAM Act

• 6-15-2011 - ICE serves 1,000 Notices of Inspection to businesses across the country

• 6-6-2011 - U.S. Green Card Lottery fiasco

• 6-1-2011 - USCIS updates M-274 Employer Handbook

• 5-30-2011 - Immigration Tactics Focus on Employers

• 5-18-2011 - The Social Security Administration (SSA) resumes sending "No-Match" Letters

• 5-13-2011 - USCIS launches I-9 Central

• 5-4-2011- USCIS launches E-Verify Spanish Website

• 5-2-2011- USCIS partners with USPS to use Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation to deliver specified immigration documents.

• 4-8-2011- USCIS announces they have received approximately 5,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions.

• 3-29-2011 - WSJ - "Silent Raids" Squeeze Illegal Workers

• March 2011 - Roxie Bacon, The Last Word in Arizona Attorney magazine. Roxie clearly states the problem.

• 3-21-2011 - E-Verify Self Check goes live in 5 states and D.C. See the USCIS Interactive Preview

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· U Visa (victim of certain serious crimes)

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