Athletes Seeking Green Cards Find Proving They’re Exceptional Has Gotten Tougher Under Trump
As the U.S. tightens immigration policies, foreigners face higher barriers to entry on the basis of ‘extraordinary ability’. Canada-born Christina Carreira wants a green card to accelerate her path to naturalization so the couple can represent the U.S. at the Olympic Games. Ksenia Maiorova, Partner at Green and Spiegel, weighs in. Learn more.
Trump Got His Wall, After All
Huff Post • 24TH NOV 2019
A small, dedicated crew of hardliners has put up bureaucratic barriers that are far harder to overcome than any hunk of concrete on the southern border. In the two years and 308 days that Donald Trump has been president, his administration has constructed barriers to immigration through subtle administrative shifts. Among immigration lawyers, the cumulative effect of these procedural changes is known as the invisible wall. Rachel Morris of Huff Post spoke with David Spaulding, who worked as an investigator for the fraud unit in Philadelphia from 2006 until 2019, about these barriers.
Can Neil Young Ever Become a U.S. Citizen?
Rolling Stone • 13TH NOV 2019
Admitting to marijuana use in the Trump era seems to be a crime akin to murder. In early 1966, Neil Young was riding in a 1953 Pontiac hearse with Buffalo Springfield bandmate Bruce Palmer when he crossed the U.S. border illegally for the first time. Two years later, Young would be arrested in an infamous drug bust alongside Eric Clapton, Jim Messina, Richie Furay and others in Topanga Canyon. Can the Hall of Famer ever become a U.S. citizen? Angie Martoccio spoke with Jonathan Grode, an immigration lawyer, for his input.
Fate of DACA in the Hands of the Supreme Court
NBC 10 Philadelphia • 12TH NOV 2019
The fate of more than 800,000 young people known as Dreamers is now in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. DACA supporters rallied in Washington D.C on Tuesday as they waited to learn if beneficiaries will be forced to leave the country. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke to Jonathan Grode, an attorney representing DACA recipients and businesses that have hired them. Grode is working with businesses on contingency plans in case those companies lose the workers they depend on.
Collecting DNA of Detained Immigrants is Unethical
The Temple News • 15TH OCT 2019
The U.S. Government plans to collect DNA of detained immigrants for an F.B.I. database. Jonathan Grode, Green and Spiegel U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner, weighs in. Read more on The Temple News website.
PS Lifestyle LLC v. USCIS, et al., Case 1:19-cv-0096 (D.D.C., filed Apr. 4, 2019)
AMERICANIMMIGRATIONCOUNCIL.ORG • 10TH OCT 2019
Brian Halliday of Green and Spiegel’s Midwest served as co-counsel in PS Lifestyle LLC v. USCIS. This case challenged unlawful agency denials of employment based petitions. Read more on American Immigration Council’s website.
Drivetime with Sarah McInerney
BROADCAST • 16:30 • 18TH JUL 2019
Keran Byrne Sarah spoke to Keran Byrne, the wife of Keith Byrne, the 37-year-old Irishman from Fermoy in County Cork was arrested in a raid by US Immigration and Enforcement while on his way to work.
A visa shortage means worker woes in Colorado’s mountains
VAIL • For nearly 20 years, Glen Ellison, a landscape contractor in Eagle, sponsored 35 workers, many from one city in Mexico, to create some of the most spectacular lawns surrounding the high-end homes of the Vail Valley.
Jonathan Grode FEATURED IN THE HRPA AC SPEAKER’S CORNER DISCUSSING TRUmpian Immigration Policies
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October 27, 2017- Jonathan Grode shares a sneak peak to his Human Resources Professional Associations (HRPA) 2018 Conference presentation, where he will be providing insight to the Trump Presidency.
All PHL detainees released; huge airport crowd protests Trump’s immigration order
All migrants detained overnight at Philadelphia International Airport under President Trump’s executive order banning certain refugees and immigrants from entering the country were released Sunday, as continued protests drew thousands of demonstrators and opprobrium from a growing list of elected officials.
