August 23, 2019
The Ninth Circuit refused Friday to free an immigration attorney from a finding that EB-5 investments he facilitated qualified as securities, making him an unregistered broker who violated various securities laws.
April 11, 2018
An immigration attorney has asked the Ninth Circuit to unwind a California federal court’s decision that EB-5 investments are securities subject to broker-dealer rules, arguing that the investments aren’t securities because the investors’ primary concern is getting a visa, not making a profit.