Comment: Detention Bed Mandate
NPR reports that "Detention Bed Mandate" by Congress that calls for USCIS to fill 34,000 beds in its detention facilities per day with immigration detainees, is artificially increasing and prolonging immigration detentions for immigrants with no criminal record.

Every day [an immigrant] in detention costs taxpayers at least $120. Add up all the nation's detention centers and that's more than $2 billion a year. The detention bed mandate, which began in 2009, is just part of the massive increase in enforcement-only immigration policies over the last two decades... Janet Napolitano, former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, called the bed mandate "artificial" when she spoke to a House Appropriations subcommittee in April. "We ought to be managing the actual detention population to risk, not to an arbitrary number," she said... On the day NPR visited Florence, nearly two-thirds of the 400 detainees had no known criminal record... "They're trying to pick people up for either very minor traffic violations or other minor convictions that wouldn't be considered serious, but that they can quantify as a criminal alien," says Nina Rabin, an immigration law professor at the University of Arizona.

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Blogging: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Matt Gordon

Blogging: Are YOU an EB-5 Lemming? By Joseph P. Whalen

Bloggings by Matthew Kolken: Congressional Bed Mandate Requires 34,000 Immigrants to be Held Each Day; Another DREAM 30 Update from David Bennion

News: USCIS Updates Cap Count for H-2B Nonimmigrants

Focus: EB-5 Summit For Attorneys and Developers - New York, NY - Early Bird Deadline
The EB-5 Summit for Attorneys and Developers will be taking place on December 13, 2013 in New York, NY. Register now to receive the special Early Bird Discount - save $400! The Discussion Leader will be Parisa Karaahmet and other speakers include Enrique Gonzalez, Matt Gordon, Nima Kopivaara, Nenad Radu, John Roth, Dan Schwarz, Reid Thomas, and others to be announced soon.

The curriculum is as follows:

• Lawfully Advising on Choosing a Project
• Structuring the Deal in Project Financing
• Developing the 924 Application
• 526 Petitions and Source of Funds Issues
• 829 Applications and Documenting Job Creations
• Funds Administration
• Innovation in EB-5, The Non-Regional Center Concept
• Finding Investors - China
• Special Topics on EB-5

Don't delay, act today! The Early Bird Registration Deadline is November 22, 2013.

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Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Washington, DC - Dynamic boutique nationally-recognized immigration law firm seeks highly motivated and detail-oriented attorney. Ideal candidate will have 2+ years in immigration litigation, asylum, and complex employment-based immigration. Collegial, small firm environment; exciting, diverse client base. No billable hours requirements, salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Spanish and/or Chinese language abilities preferred. Please send resumes and references to paulhaar@paulhaarlaw.com.

Help Wanted: Immigration Attorney
Los Angeles - Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez, LLP is seeking a high-performing mid to senior-level, or lateral transfer, attorney with supervisory experience, excellent client service, case management, organizational, writing and analytical skills. Must have experience in business immigration with extensive experience in non-immigrant and immigrant visas and PERM applications. Competitive salary, attractive bonus compensation, and excellent benefits package. Please send cover letter and resume to recruiting@sggimmigration.com. All replies will be kept confidential.

Help Wanted: Immigration Paralegal
Los Angeles - Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez, LLP is seeking an experience business immigration paralegal to work on employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas with emphasis on PERMs. Paralegal will assist senior attorneys in managing caseload, and preparing and filing petitions. Idea candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in business immigration law with knowledge of E, H, L, O and PERM filings. Candidate should also have excellent analytical, research and writing skills. Please send cover letter, resume, and salary requirement via email to recruiting@sggimmigration.com. Please indicate the job you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

Help Wanted: Immigration Professionals
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP's immigration group is seeking Immigration Writers (multiple openings) to research and prepare support letters in connection with O-1, "Outstanding Researcher," "EB-1(1)Alien of Extraordinary Ability," and EB-2 "national Interest Waiver" petitions. Responsible for working directly with foreign national clients and their references, drafting and project-managing the collection of all supporting evidence, and producing a clean and persuasive "first draft" of a 15-20 page support letter. Ideal candidates will be outstanding writers as well as strong project managers. Prior experience in immigration law is preferred, but not required. Compensation is commensurate with experience; this opportunity will not lead to a position as a lawyer within the firm. Please send resume and writing sample to Angelo Paparelli at apaparelli@seyfarth.com. No phone calls, please.

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ComingsNGoings: Immigration Event
November 26, 2013 - 2:00-3:00pm [EST] - USCIS invites all interested stakeholders to participate in a teleconference to discuss the upcoming sunset date for Help HAITI Act of 2010 and provide familiesof paroled Haitian orphans with information about filing for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. For more information on the Help HAITI Act, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/othe...haiti-act-2010. To register for this session, please see: https://public.govdelivery.com/accou...HSCISINVITE_50. Be sure to provide your full name and organization.