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Our firm exists solely to represent clients seeking benefits under U.S. immigration laws. We use a team approach to meet and exceed the goals of our clients. We provide service in a prompt, courteous, cost-effective and ethical manner. To continuously improve our service, we encourage communication and feedback from our clients and interested government agencies.

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Copland and Brenner limits its practice to U.S. immigration and nationality laws. The firm represents clients in matters involving family, employment, and investor immigrant and non-immigrant visa classifications, naturalization, asylum claims, deportation and inadmissibility issues, waivers, consular processing, and employer sanctions. Our clients include families, including fiancés, students, scientists, researches, physicians, nurses, healthcare workers and businesses, hospitals, colleges and universities, religious organizations, and bio-medical research institutions before such U.S. agencies as: Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State. Eric Copland has limited his practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1976; Barbara Brenner has limited her practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1990.

Current Newsletter and Articles

Immigration News Flash

Mr. Obama’s Immigration Promise

In speaking to the group assembled at American University yesterday, this editorial states, "Mr. Obama appealed to middle of the debate, to Americans who crave lawfulness but reject the cruelty symbolized by Arizona’s new law. We hope his words spur the beginning of Congressional action. But in the hot summer to come, whe...more »

July 2, 2010

The New York Times

 
Obama Urges Fix to ‘Broken’ Immigration System

As reported in this article, "President Obama pressed Congress on Thursday to pass comprehensive immigration legislation to fix a ‘fundamentally broken’ system by toughening enforcement of existing laws while creating a path to citizenship for many of the 11 million people in the United States illegally.

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July 1, 2010

The New York Times

 

Copland and Brenner Immigration News - July, 2010

Table of Contents:

  1. Proposed Rule Seeks USCIS Fee Increases
  2. Comprehensive Immigration Reform: On the Table?
  3. H-1B Update
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Immigration Articles of Interest

Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, Attorney General

June 14, 2010

Supreme Court of the United States

 
Obama and Calderón Decry Ariz. Immigration Law

May 20, 2010

The New York Times

 
Obama’s Aunt Is Granted Asylum on Second Try

May 18, 2010

The New York Times

 
A Generation Gap Over Immigration

May 18, 2010

The New York Times

 
Governor Paterson Creates Panel to Review Cases of Legal Immigrants Facing Deportation

May 3, 2010

New York State, Governor David A. Paterson

 
U.S.’s Toughest Immigration Bill Is Signed in Arizona

April 23, 2010

The New York Times

 
Immigration Bill Reflects a Firebrand’s Impact

April 21, 2010

The New York Times

 

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Immigration Reform

Mr. Obama’s Immigration Promise

July 2, 2010

The New York Times

 
Obama Urges Fix to ‘Broken’ Immigration System

July 1, 2010

The New York Times

 
Illegal Immigrant Students Protest at McCain Office

May 18, 2010

The New York Times

 
Obama Assails Arizona Bill in Call to Act on Immigration

April 23, 2010

The New York Times

 

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