By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In June 2020, the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Office (OCAHO) added a new administrative law judge, Carol A. Bell.
Judge Bell was previously an assistant U.S....
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BBuchanan started a blog post Indian National Charged with $21 MIllion H-1B Visa Fraud Conspiracyin BBuchananIndian National Charged with $21 MIllion H-1B Visa Fraud Conspiracy
By: Bruce E Buchanan
Ashish Sawhney has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud and for inducing aliens to come to the United States using fraudulently obtained H-1B visas.
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OCAHO Dismisses Complaint Against Smithfield Foods
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Galindo v. Smithfield Foods & Yuma County, 14 OCAHO no. 1369 (Aug. 18, 2020), the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) dismissed Galindo’s allegations... -
BBuchanan started a blog post IER Settles Claim Against AllianceIT for Favoring OPT Workers over U.S. Workersin BBuchananIER Settles Claim Against AllianceIT for Favoring OPT Workers over U.S. Workers
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, has signed a settlement agreement with AllianceIT, a provider of IT staffing... -
OCAHO Announces New Settlement Officer Program
By: Bruce E, Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC
The Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has announced a mediation program called OCAHO Settlement Officer Program to mediate cases pending at OCAHO.
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BBuchanan started a blog post Another Month, Another 30-day extension for I-9 Virtual Verificationin BBuchananAnother Month, Another 30-day extension for I-9 Virtual Verification
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
On August 18, 2020, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced another extension of allowing remote or virtual verification... -
BBuchanan started a blog post IER Settles with ASTA CRS for Favoring Temporary Visa Workers Over U.S. Workersin BBuchananIER Settles with ASTA CRS for Favoring Temporary Visa Workers Over U.S. Workers
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with ASTA CRS Inc., a provider of IT staffing... -
DOL and DHS Enter into Memorandum of Agreement
BY Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Indictments Issued of Employer Reps in Mississippi ICE Raidsin BBuchananIndictments Issued of Employer Reps in Mississippi ICE Raids
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan
As many of my readers recall, on August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided seven chicken processing plants involving five companies, Koch Foods, Peco... -
ICE Raids of Employers have Resumed Again
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
After a hiatus of over four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun raids of employers again. On July 28, 2020, ICE, led... -
BBuchanan started a blog post OCAHO Refuses Almost all of Employer's Attempts at Mitigationin BBuchananOCAHO Refuses Almost all of Employer's Attempts at Mitigation
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. Eriksmoen Cottages, Ltd., 14 OCAHO no. 1355a (July 15, 2020), OCAHO found the employer should be penalized $35,977.50 for its 30 substantive Form I-9 violations.... -
BBuchanan started a blog post No More Extensions Related to Responding to ICE’s Notices of Inspectionin BBuchananNo More Extensions Related to Responding to ICE’s Notices of Inspection
By: Bruce Buchanan
On July 20th, ICE announced it was not granting any additional extensions to employers who were served Notices of Inspections (NOIs) by ICE during March 2020. Thus, July 19th was the last day to respond to... -
BBuchanan started a blog post ICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verificationin BBuchananICE Announces Another 30-Day Extension to I-9 Virtual Verification
By: Bruve Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced another extension of allowing remote or virtual verification... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Southeastern Provision Enters into Consent Decree to Pay $610,000 in Back Wagesin BBuchananSoutheastern Provision Enters into Consent Decree to Pay $610,000 in Back Wages
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Southeastern Provision, the company which was the subject of an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on April 5, 2018, has signed a consent order, to resolve a lawsuit filed... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Chinese Businesswoman Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraudin BBuchananChinese Businesswoman Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
A Chinese businesswoman, Weiyun Huang, owner of Findream LLC and Sinocontech LLC, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit H-1B and OPT visa fraud....
