Asylum Activist Maleeha Haq Joins MPLG Maleeha Haq, who has fought for the rights of asylum seekers throughout the world, has joined MPLG as an of counsel attorney. After graduating in 2007 from the University of Michigan Law School, Haq was awarded a fellowship with Human Rights Watch, to work with the organization’s refugee policy…
USCIS Issues Policy Memorandum Confirming Stricter Evidence Requirements for H-1B Petitions Involving 3rd-Party Worksites On Thursday February 22nd, The USCIS issued its latest Policy Memorandum, “Contracts and Itineraries Requirements for H-1B Petitions Involving Third-Party Worksites.” The Memorandum largely confirms our firm’s warnings over the last year regarding the stricter adjudication of H-1B petitions involving 3rd party…
MPLG Founder Kalpana Peddibhotla Honored With Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award from Tahirih Justice Center Kalpana Peddibhotla, founder of the Mathews & Peddibhotla Law Group, will receive the Tahirih Justice Center’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award at its inaugural San Francisco Bay Area gala March 8th. The Tahirih Justice Center is…
DHS Delays Decision on Terminating Work Authorization for H-4 Visa Holders On February 28th, the Department of Homeland Security submitted a court filing in the Save Jobs USA lawsuit stating that it would not issue a new rule terminating work authorization for H-4 visa holders until June because it needed to review the economic impact…