Raymond G. Lahoud, Chair of the firm’s Immigration Law Practice, focuses exclusively on the area of immigration law and deportation defense for individuals, families, small to large domestic and multinational businesses and corporations, employers, international employees, investors, students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers, in every type of immigration or deportation defense matter—whether domestic or foreign. While Ray’s immigration practice is global in reach, with service to individuals and organizations across the United States and beyond, he is located primarily at the firm’s three globally-linked offices: New York, New York; Bridgewater, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ray’s immigration practice is broad, ranging from areas of corporate and employment immigration and related compliance to immigration litigation before agencies and courts across the United States, for corporations and individuals alike. His experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visas, visa overstays, immigrants who entered without inspection or authorization, EB-5 investor visas (serving investors, regional centers, and project developers), citizenship and naturalization claims, deportation and removal litigation at the immigration court and all appellate levels, E Visas, E-3 Visas, H-1B Visas, H-2B Visas, L Visas, O Visas, P Visas, Q Visas, R Visas, TN Visas, Exceptional Ability Immigrant Visas, Extraordinary Ability Immigrant Visas, Physician and Nursing Visas, K-1 Visas, K-3 Visas, Multinational Manager/Executive Immigrant Visas, Outstanding Professor/Researcher Immigrant Visas, PERM Labor Certification, Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Marriage Petitions, Asylum, VAWA applications, and Immigration Waivers, such as the Visa Waiver Program, National Interest Waivers, Hardship Waivers, and J Waivers.
Ray’s corporate immigration practice includes representing businesses of all sizes, in all corporate immigration and employer immigration compliance matters. He has served nearly every industry, including healthcare, education (community colleges, colleges, universities, students, professors, and researchers), manufacturing, global and domestic employment/talent recruitment, warehousing and distribution, pharmaceutical, economic development, local, county, and state government agencies, non-profit, religious, real estate development and EB-5 investor financing, information technology, marketing, entertainment, and sports. Ray’s corporate immigration and employer immigration compliance practice includes all non-immigrant and immigrant visas, recruitment of international talent and students, and consular processing, as well as Form I-9 and Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division compliance. Further, he has litigated corporate immigration matters before the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division, the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative bodies and agencies, the State Department, the United States Court of Appeals for International Trade, the Customs & Border Protection review board, and federal appellate courts—seeking review of employer immigration compliance and other immigrant and non-immigrant visa issues.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Raymond G. Lahoud
- Rural Areas in the US See Acute Shortage of Agricultural Laborers: Ohio and Pennsylvania Face Challenge - (Posted On Tuesday, October 05, 2021)
- Gov. Tom Wolf Says Pennsylvania Will Welcome Afghan Refugees - (Posted On Thursday, September 30, 2021)
- DOJ Settles Claim Against Illinois-Based IT Recruiter for Discrimination Against U.S. Workers - (Posted On Tuesday, September 28, 2021)
- Census Numbers Show Lehigh Valley Diversifying: Hispanic Population Now a Majority in Allentown - (Posted On Thursday, September 23, 2021)
- DHS and DOJ Publish Proposed Rule Allowing Asylum Officers to Fully Adjudicate Cases Previously Assigned to Immigration Judges - (Posted On Tuesday, September 21, 2021)
- USCIS Launches H-2B Employer Data Hub to Promote Transparency - (Posted On Thursday, September 16, 2021)
- EAGLE Act Aims to Reform Employment-Based Green Cards, H-1B Visa Program, and Family-Sponsored Visas - (Posted On Tuesday, September 14, 2021)
- Lehigh Valley Has the Fastest-Growing Young Population in Pennsylvania, Ranging from 18–34-Year-olds - (Posted On Thursday, September 09, 2021)
- Biden Administration Sues Texas for Issuing New Directive Immigration Policy - (Posted On Tuesday, September 07, 2021)
- Policy Alert: DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility, Effective September 1, 2021 - (Posted On Thursday, September 02, 2021)
For his high-quality and timely thought leadership published in 2022, the National Law Review names Norris McLaughlin P.A.’s Raymond G. Lahoud a Go-To Thought Leader in immigration law. Mr. Lahoud has provided vital ongoing coverage of the latest in immigration law throughout the year – most notably, his coverage of recent changes to USCIS Temporary Protected Status saw wide readership and provided readers with valuable insight.
Raymond G. Lahoud, the chair of Norris McLaughlin’s Immigration practice group, is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for his insightful contributions related to immigration law developments. Mr. Lahoud’s writing harnesses his extensive experience handling client matters before the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division, the Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department and representing various industries covering immigration changes from a variety of perspectives, including writing about ICE updates, litigation surrounding H-1B wage rules, and local initiatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.