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IMMIGRATION JANUARY 27, 2023 | The Indian Eye 28
2022 in Perspective from
The Insightful Immigration Blog
BY CYRUS D. MEHTA & tion policies especially on beneficiaries including left to practitioners, policy wonks questing a Transfer of Un-
prosecutorial discretion. behind derivative beneficia- and laypersons. We also derlying Basis with an I-485
JESSICA PASZKO*
DACA continues to re- ries. thank guest writer Professor Supplement J Restart the
main in the balance. Our Our blogs also addressed Stacy Caplow for contribut- 180-Day Portability Clock?
hank you for reading blogs covered all the devel- the current termination of ing two excellent blogs, here 5. Will USCIS Waste Pre-
and supporting The
TInsightful Immigra- opments on DACA and even H-1B workers and strategies and here as well as David cious Employment Based
Green Cards as it An-
contrasted the Fifth Circuit for them to remain in status
Isaacson for always being
tion Blog. Listed below are decision in Texas v. US with as well as suggestions on how willing to vet our ideas when nounces Push to Use as
the top 10 most viewed blogs the DC Circuit decision up- Biden could ameliorate the writing new blogs. We will Many as Possible by Sep-
that were published in 2022. holding the STEM rule. hardships caused due to fall- ensure that our blogs con- tember 30?
While these are the 10 most Delays remain endem- ing out of status. tinue to remain insightful in 6. Maintenance of H-1B/L-1
viewed blogs, each blog is a ic especially for Indian born Our blogs also covered the immigration law field as Status after Travelling
carefully crafted gem, and we beneficiaries in the EB-2 and immigration relief as a re- we enter 2023. Thank you for Back On Advance Parole:
invite you to read all of them. EB-3 backlogs. Our blogs sult of Russia’s aggression of your support. Executive Legerdemain
Our blogs covered sev-
under the Cronin Memo
eral major themes. Federal not only commented on the Ukraine, focused on unique Our top-ten most read 7. I-485 Supplement J Should
backlogs but also provided ethical issues arising from
courts continued to block strategies for backlogged Patel v. Garland and the dis- blogs in 2022 were: Not Be the Only Vehicle to
President Biden’s immigra- 1. Frequently Asked Ques-
missal of removal cases as tions on Transferring the Express Portability
well as covered evolving Underlying Basis of an 8. Ethical Dimensions of Pa-
standards in the EB-1 I-485 application from an tel v. Garland
and STEM areas for O-1 I-140 petition under India 9. Guide to Terminated Non-
petitions. EB-3 to an I-140 under In- citizen Workers: Preserv-
We also addressed ing Nonimmigrant Status
dia EB-2
important developments 2. H-1B Extension Beyond and Permanent Residency
concerning labor certi- Six Years Will Not Be Options
fication procedure and Granted If Priority Date is 10. USCIS Guidance En-
EB-5. Current and Green Card abling STEM Gradates to
Cyrus Mehta along Obtain EB-1 Should Apply
with Kaitlyn Box and is Not Applied for Within Equally to EB-1 Extraor-
One Year
Jessica Paszko were the 3. Solutions for the Family dinary Petitions for Green
key contributors to most Member Who Did Not Cards
of the blogs, always en- Get the Employment *Jessica Paszko is an Associate
deavoring through their Based Green Card with at Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners
passion for writing to the Principal Family Mem- PLLC. She graduated with a
ensure that each blog ber on September 30, 2022 J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law
remains an important 4. Huh? Why Should Re- School in 2021.
reference and resource
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Cyrus D. Mehta, a graduate of Cambridge University and Columbia Law School, is the Managing
m of Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC in New York City. Mr. Mehta is a member of AILA’s Ad-
ministrative Litigation Task Force; AILA’s EB-5 Committee; former chair of AILA’s Ethics Committee;
CYRUS D. MEHTA & PARTNERS PLLC special counsel on immigration matters to the Departmental Disciplinary Committee, Appellate Divi-
sion, First Department, New York; member of the ABA Commission on Immigration; board member
of Volunteers for Legal Services and board member of New York Immigration Coalition. Mr. Mehta
is the former chair of the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council and former chair
of the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the New York City Bar Association. He is
a frequent speaker and writer on various immigration-related issues, including on ethics, and is also
an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, where he teaches a course entitled Immigration
and Work. Mr. Mehta received the AILA 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for advancing the
practice of immigration law and the AILA 2011 Michael Maggio Memorial Award for his outstanding
efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field. He has also received two AILA
Presidential Commendations in 2010 and 2016. Mr. Mehta is ranked among the most highly regarded
2 6th Floor lawyers in North America by Who’s Who Legal – Corporate Immigration Law 2019 and is also ranked
in Chambers USA and Chambers Global 2019 in immigration law, among other rankings.
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