Investors seeking permanent residency under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program in the US starting November 30, 2026, would have to pay more filing fees. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a new fee schedule for applications under the EB…
Foreign investor applicants using the EB-5 immigrant investor program will encounter increased filing fees and modifications to specific application processes due to a new rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) overseen by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Kathryn Rubino joined the editorial staff at Above the Law in 2015. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from New York University and her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. Kathryn began her work as a litigator…
On October 27, 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), challenging rules that sharply narrow beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act. The complaint alleges that the rules…
The Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for stronger coordination among government institutions to improve the implementation of policies and ensure that their benefits reach more Ghanaians. She said the government must focus on the quality, speed and…
So it turns out that many of the worst provisions in ACTA, once they saw the light of day, were scaled way back. Nate Anderson of Ars Technica writes: US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, whose office negotiated the US side…
The complaint claims a recently passed rule exempting roughly 99.9% of corporate entities previously subject to the Corporate Transparency Act violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Twenty-one state attorneys general have sued the U.S. Treasury Department's over its recent relaxation Corporate Transparency Act…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s information security program is ineffective and filled with “weaknesses,” according to a new watchdog report that found nearly a dozen unaddressed recommendations. The agency, which has lost nearly 30% of its staff since September 2024 after being…
Public-private co-creation is when the government and private companies bring together their respective knowledge, technology, resources, and networks to work jointly on solving social issues. In traditional public-private partnerships, the relationship was often characterized by the government deciding on the…
A bakery owner who was refused a business license after hosting an event featuring "infused" treats can revive her constitutional lawsuit against officials of a Chicago suburb, the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday, finding that a lower court wrongly concluded the…
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