As promised in our last issue, we provide special coverage this month of the massive immigration bill signed September 30th by President Clinton known as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA 96”). The new law is the result of a year and a half of wrangling and though it purports to only cover illegal immigration, its impact on legal immigrants is significant. In this issue, you’ll find a topical summary going over the major sections of IIRIRA 96. At our web site (www.visalaw.com), you’ll find a detailed section by summary of the new law.
Due to the size of the article on the new law, we are not including some of our regular features this month. They will, of course, return next month. We still are including processing times and we are still covering immigration news developments as usual.
As noted below, we have simplified our web address to www.visalaw.com. It is no longer necessary to type the entire address www.visalaw.com/~gsiskind to get to our site, though that address will still work. Our old address, www.telalink.net/~gsiskind or any address with www.telalink.net will not work in the future so you should note the change in your bookmarks.
Finally, those of you who have visited our web site recently may have noticed the addition of several new branch offices and new attorneys. Our firm is growing strongly and we have quickly become a national immigration firm capable of representing clients in all regions of North America. Look for announcements detailing the new additions over the next few months.
There are a number of extremely important developments in US immigration law and procedure on which we report in this issue. It’s no surprise then that the October 1996 issue of Siskind’s Immigration Bulletin is the largest issue ever.
Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. The information provided in this article has not been updated since its original posting and you should not rely on it until you consult counsel to determine if the content is still valid. We keep older articles online because it helps in the understanding of the development of immigration law.