GT Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov spoke during a recent webinar on the EB-5 industry’s future, explaining that changes to the RIA to tighten oversight of regional centers
Continue Reading Kate Kalmykov Weighs in on EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act Litigation: Law360
Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of GT’s Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, spoke on the “Securing EB-5’s Future Webinar: How Will Pending Litigation Impact the Industry?” hosted by JTC Nov. 20
Continue Reading Kate Kalmykov Speaks on JTC’s EB-5 Webinar
On May 8, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 264 relating to interests of foreign countries. The new law, effective July 1, 2023, generally restricts
Continue Reading Florida Governor Signs Law Restricting Investment by Certain Foreign Entities and Individuals
GT’s Immigration & Compliance litigation team secured a mandamus victory in federal court for a long-pending Petition by an Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status (Form I-829) case.
Continue Reading Practice Spotlight: GT Secures Mandamus Victory on Long-Pending Form I-829 Case
Update: The Judge approved the settlement Thursday, Sept. 1.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) was passed on March 11, 2022. USCIS then posted an interpretation of the legislation
Continue Reading EB-5 Case Challenging USCIS Interpretation De-Authorizing Regional Centers After Passage of EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 Is Settled
On March 11, 2022, Congress passed the “EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act” as part of the Omnibus spending bill. See blog post here. On April 11, 2022, USCIS posted
Continue Reading Challenge to USCIS Agency Interpretation of EB-5 Legislation in Federal District Court
As discussed on this blog previously, a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations was successful on June 22, as Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for
Continue Reading Federal Court Decision Strikes Down $900,000 EB-5 Investment Threshold
In April 2021, USCIS approved the I-526 Petition of Huashan Zhang, a Chinese national who had appealed the denial of his EB-5 petition under USCIS’s recent “Loan Proceeds Policy,” which
Continue Reading USCIS Approves Zhang EB-5 Petition Following D.C. Circuit Ruling
Based on a recent hearing in a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations, it appears the regulations may be struck down due to the illegal appointment of Department of Homeland Security
Continue Reading Lawsuit Challenging EB-5 Regulations May Succeed
EB-5 investors achieved a victory in their continuous efforts against lengthy USCIS processing times for I-526 petitions in Gutta v. Renaud. This lawsuit establishes precedent for EB-5 mandamus cases
Continue Reading Precedent for Mandamus Case set by EB-5 Lawsuit