by IIUSA HQ | Nov 21, 2019 | Government Affairs
Earlier today, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) funding the federal government through December 20, 2019. Not only does the CR prevent a government shutdown, it also extends the EB-5 Program’s authorization. The CR now awaits President...
by IIUSA HQ | Nov 6, 2019 | Government Affairs
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced S. 2778 the Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act. The measure will finally provide a long-term reauthorization for the EB-5 Regional Center Program as well as...
by IIUSA HQ | Sep 26, 2019 | Government Affairs
Earlier today, the Senate cleared H.R. 4378 a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through November 21, 2019. The CR prevents a government shutdown which would have occurred on October 1, 2019 and importantly it also ensures that the...
by IIUSA HQ | Sep 26, 2019 | Government Affairs
On June 29, 2016, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released its Annual Report to Congress, which it must do by June 30 of each year. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report provides a summary of the most pervasive and serious problems...
by IIUSA HQ | Sep 23, 2019 | Education, Government Affairs
By Christina Dilbone, Mona Shah & Associates Global On an overcast Monday afternoon in a conference room sitting high atop New York City, EB-5 attorneys, developers and project managers sat around a large roundtable to discuss legislative issues surrounding the...