by McKenzie Penton | Jun 24, 2021 | Government Affairs
On Thursday, June 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Ur Jaddou’s nomination for director of U.S. Citizenship Services (USCIS). The committee advanced Ms. Jaddou’s nomination with an 11-10 vote bringing the nomination closer to a full Senate vote....
by McKenzie Penton | Jun 23, 2021 | Government Affairs
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in a ruling in Behring Regional Center, LLC v. Chad Wolf (3:20-cv-09263-JSC) the U.S. Northern District Court of California vacated the November 2019 EB-5 Modernization Regulations (the “Regulations”). The court ruled that former...
by McKenzie Penton | Jun 22, 2021 | Research & Analysis
Originally published spring 2021 Regional Center Business Journal by Mona Shah, Partner, Mona Shah & Associates Global & Christina Dilbone, Attorney, Mona Shah & Associates Global The dominance of large real estate projects in EB-5 investment financing...
by McKenzie Penton | Jun 21, 2021 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
IIUSA Executive Director Aaron Grau’s recent op-ed in Albany Times Union notes the critical importance of the EB-5 Regional Center Program to the U.S. as a whole and New York state in particular. Mr. Grau stated “The EB-5 Regional Program needs change,...
by McKenzie Penton | Jun 17, 2021 | Government Affairs, Membership
Earlier this year, U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Arizona) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) introduced H.R. 2901 a bill to support the long-term reauthorization and reform of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The House is the companion to S.831, introduced...
