Kerr Russell's immigration practice serves a diverse group of clients, including publicly-traded companies, privately-held businesses, start-up ventures, and families and individuals. Our practice encompasses all aspects of the international movement of employees, visitors, and family members.
Our attorneys assist employers and individuals in achieving their unique objectives, guiding clients through restrictive regulations and onerous filing requirements, while ensuring compliance with U.S. immigration law. In a world in which businesses operate across borders and the workforce must be agile and mobile, our immigration team offers comprehensive knowledge of immigration laws, policies, and procedures, and practical experience helping clients overcome their toughest immigration challenges.
Our experience includes:
- Non-immigrant visas for temporary employment in the United States
- Employment-based permanent residency
- PERM Labor Certification
- I-9 compliance training and audits
- Assistance with government audits and investigations
- Family-based permanent residency
- Physician immigration, including J-1 waiver applications
- Candidate eligibility review for immigration benefits
- Outbound immigration
- Naturalization
Our immigration lawyers are supported by a team of attorneys experienced in business law, employment law, taxation, and litigation which allows us to provide clients a comprehensive approach to planning and problem-solving.
Attorneys

Robert S. Anderson
Member

Kate M. McCarroll
Member

Miroslava Orduño Rincón
Member
April 27, 2023
Immigration Insider | April 2023
February 9, 2023
Immigration Insider | February 2023
January 18, 2023
Immigration Insider | January 2023
November 28, 2022
H-1B Status: Cap-Subject vs. Cap-Exempt
November 10, 2022
Immigration Insider | November 2022
September 15, 2022
Immigration Insider | September 2022
September 8, 2021
How Can a Dental Practice Sponsor a Foreign National to Work as a Dentist?
October 13, 2020
Proposed Changes to H-1B Program & New Wage Requirements Implemented
August 18, 2020
Webinar: Employment-based Immigration Amid Our Current Climate
June 23, 2020
Presidential Proclamation Suspends Entry of Some Non-Immigrant Workers
May 22, 2020
Changes to Immigration Policy are Necessary to Fight COVID-19
April 23, 2020
Presidential Proclamation Barring Entry of Immigrants
April 3, 2020
COVID-19 Immigration FAQs (Part 2)
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Immigration FAQs (Part 1)
March 24, 2020
COVID-19: Immigration Impact - Update (Part 2)
March 16, 2020
COVID-19: Immigration Impact
December 18, 2019
Immigration Insights for the End of the Year
September 4, 2019
Immigration Attorney, Kate McCarroll Featured in Lawyer Monthly
June 21, 2019
Immigration Insider - Summer 2019
March 19, 2019
Immigration Insider – USCIS Processing and Cap Filings of H-1B Petitions
March 5, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorney Discusses Immigration Matters And The H-1B Visa Approval Process
December 18, 2018
Immigration Insider - Potential Changes to Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Filings (Winter 2018)
June 27, 2018
Remembering “Sara and Jane” - Thoughts on immigration law and abuse victims seeking asylum
June 24, 2018
In the name of love
May 17, 2018
Changes for Accrual of Unlawful Presence by Students and Exchange Visitors are coming
May 10, 2018
VIDEO: 5 in 15 - Immigration, Labor, & Employment Legal Trends: Sexual Harrassment, Transgender Employees, Employment Manuals (NLRB's Boeing Decision), Department of Homeland Security Oversight, Immigration Challenges
April 25, 2018
EVP Portal and the 2019 H-1B lottery
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
January 25, 2018
“And this is how it goes. For more than 15 years.” Finding resolution for DACA, Dreamers
January 19, 2018
How does a federal government shut down affect immigration agencies?
January 15, 2018
Honoring the legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 12, 2018
What is Temporary Protected Status?
December 19, 2017
Problems with Dependent Visa Issuance at U.S. Consulates
December 14, 2017
Immigration Insider - Travel Restrictions, USCIS Ends Deference to Extensions of Nonimmigrant Status, Online Naturalization Application, New H-1B Filings (Winter 2017)
November 2, 2017
Miroslava Orduño Rincón addresses document retention regarding employees' Form I-9
November 2, 2017
What is the Diversity Visa Lottery?
October 25, 2017
USCIS Changes Existing Policy Regarding L-1B Extensions
October 10, 2017
Mutual Suspension of Visa Issuance Between the United States and Turkey
September 28, 2017
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is urging employers to express support of H-1B program
September 19, 2017
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Selected H-1B Petitions
September 15, 2017
Immigration Insider - In-Person Interviews Expanded, Attorney Representation at Border, Denial of Advanced Parole, and DACA (Fall 2017)
November 10, 2016
Immigration Alert: Potential Impact of the Presidential Election
June 19, 2012
Meghan Kennedy Riordan authors "Independent Contractors or Employees?"
December 14, 2011
Kate McCarroll authors "I-9 Compliance in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions"
November 3, 2022
Kerr Russell Ranked As U.S. News “Best Law Firm” 2023
August 18, 2022
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
November 15, 2021
16 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized As DBusiness 2022 Top Lawyers
November 4, 2021
Kerr Russell Ranked As U.S. News “Best Law Firm” 2022
August 19, 2021
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List
November 16, 2020
22 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness 2021 Top Lawyers
November 9, 2020
Kerr Russell Ranked As U.S. News “Best Law Firm”2021
August 20, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
July 27, 2020
Upcoming Webinar: Immigration Law and the Impact on Employers
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
November 15, 2019
19 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness Top Lawyers for 2020
October 28, 2019
Miroslava Orduño Rincón Recognized as Crain's Notable Woman in Law 2019
October 23, 2019
Kate McCarroll Recognized as Most Influential Woman in Immigration Law 2019
August 15, 2019
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Are Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2020
September 21, 2018
Kerr Russell sponsors, partners attend Metropolitan Detroit's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For 2018 event
September 18, 2018
Immigration Insider - Updates regarding premium processing, petition denials (Fall 2018)
September 6, 2018
Kerr Russell attorneys, friends attend second annual New Americans Appreciation Gala - September 6 at The Henry
July 20, 2018
Kate McCarroll published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly - “Remembering 'Sara and Jane': Thoughts on immigration law and abuse victims seeking asylum”
July 9, 2018
Kerr Russell - DBusiness Magazine's "Faces of Corporate Law 2018"
June 25, 2018
Kerr Russell featured as advertiser in Corp! Magazine's annual Human Resources Guide
June 18, 2018
Immigration Insider: Change in Delivery of Secure Documents, FY 2019 H-1B Lottery Petitions, and I-751 Removal of Conditions Extension (Summer 2018)
April 30, 2018
New process for delivery of secure USCIS documents via U.S. Postal Service
January 17, 2018
Ken Lombardo, Robert Anderson featured in Crain's Detroit Business
January 3, 2018
Kerr Russell highlighted in Best Lawyers - Business, Winter 2017 issue
January 1, 2018
Kerr Russell selects Robert Anderson, Kenneth Lombardo as new members
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
December 12, 2017
Kate McCarroll named one of Crain's Business Detroit's Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan - 2017
December 12, 2017
Kate McCarroll named one of Crain's Business Detroit's Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan - 2017
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 20, 2017
Miroslava Orduno Rincon receives AVVO's Top Contributor Award
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 6, 2017
Kerr Russell salutes Zonta Club of Pontiac North Oakland for 90 years of service
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 1, 2017
Kerr Russell ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 17 practice areas
October 18, 2017
Kerr Russell colleagues run Detroit Free Press Half Marathon
September 19, 2017
Miroslava Orduno Rincon volunteers at DACA Renewal Clinic
September 13, 2017
Inforum Detroit Affinity Group, 9/13 at Punch Bowl Social Detroit
January 30, 2017
Immigration Alert: Executive Order & Travel
November 1, 2016