On December 12, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) for the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released a long awaited report analyzing the United States Citizenship and Immigration
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December 2013
Senate Confirms USCIS Director Mayorkas for DHS Deputy Position and President Obama Announces His Pick to Replace Him
The U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to be the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security by a straight partisan vote of 54-41. President Obama…
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U.S. Senate Confirms Jeh Johnson as Secretary of Homeland Security
On December 16, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jeh C. Johnson, the former general counsel of the Pentagon, to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a resounding…
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Greenberg Traurig Announces New Package of EB-5 Services for Overseas Migration Agents
EB-5 Program Hires New Director with Financial Investigation Background
The appointment of Nicholas Colucci as Director of the EB-5 Program appears to signal a shift in focus. Mr. Colucci has an extensive background in financial crimes and investigations, which…
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Investigating Director Mayorkas and the Inspector General Investigating Mr. Mayorakas – The Impact on the EB-5 Regional Center Program
As previously discussed this Fall, Inspector General Investigations and whistle-blower driven reviews by Congressional Oversight Committees are very commonplace in Washington, D.C. The nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas, the current…
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EB-5 Market Update from China
Greenberg Traurig Immigration attorney, Ali Brodie, recently returned from China where she gave EB-5 presentations and met with EB-5 investors in both Beijing and Shanghai. She accompanied regional center clients…
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Kate Kalmykov to Serve as Co-Panelist at “Putting Together the Pieces of EB-5”
GT Immigration attorney Kate Kalmykov will serve as a co-panelist at an EB-5 Immigrant Investor Panel and Luncheon entitled “Putting Together the Pieces of EB-5” on December 18th from 12:00…
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Do Overseas Investors Need to be “Accredited”?
There seems to be a lot of confusion in the marketplace about who needs to be an accredited investor within the framework of the U.S. securities laws. Within the United…
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