EB-5 News & Updates #184 June 25 - July 02

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Latest EB-5 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (I-526) Data
USCIS released EB-5 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (I-526 Petition) data that reveals a lot about what has been going on at the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) this fiscal year. The table for the Number of...

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User Updates
EB-5 Remains a Viable Option for Immigration Despite Trump Visa Ban LinkedIn
Despite two Presidential Proclamations drastically limiting the availability of visas to the United States, the EB-5 visa remains one of the few categories of immigrant visa presently available for individuals wishing to immigrate to the United...
Perspectives on the EB-5 visa queue (new I-526 approval report)
The wait time for an EB-5 visa depends on the number of people in line, and the rate at which the line moves. Both factors are complicated and can be tough to pin down. We’ve recently received significant new information related to each factor....
Firms Updates
In Liu v. SEC, Supreme Court Upholds – But Limits – SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement, Leaving Many Questions for Lower Courts to Decide
Can the SEC obtain disgorgement in civil enforcement actions? Yes. What, exactly, is disgorgement? Well, it’s complicated. In an 8-1 opinion, the Supreme Court held that the SEC can seek and obtain disgorgement in federal civil actions, as long...
NES Financial expert calls for EB-5 expansion amid lawmakers’ concerns
Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this month warned that the Chinese Communist Party may be abusing America’s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and called for a federal review of the program created in 1990 by Congress to stimulate...
SEC Disgorgement Lives to See Another Day After Supreme Court's Liu v. SEC Ruling
On June 22, 2020, in Liu v. SEC, the Supreme Court affirmed in an 8-1 ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission may continue to pursue disgorgement awards under the federal securities law provided that the award is capped at the...
Project Updates
Supreme Court: South Dakota doesn't have to repay EB5 beef plant investors
Money from a group of Chinese investors used to fund a beef processing plant in Aberdeen was not procured fraudulently and the state...
Regional Center Updates
EB-5 Visa Program Helping to Build Luxury Florida Condos for Wealthy
A little-known visa program benefitting China’s elite, peddled as a way to revitalize underserved communities, is helping to build luxury condominiums for the wealthy in St. Petersburg, Florida. Under the EB-5 visa program, wealthy foreign...

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