Angel focuses her practice on business immigration matters and related compliance issues. She works with employers in designing and defining corporate immigration programs and policies, and in structuring short and long-term visa strategies for management, professional and specialized skill foreign employees. She also advises employers on discipline, suspension and/or termination of visa sponsored employees and litigation prevention measures; and counsels clients on employment eligibility verification, I-9, and E-verify compliance and employer defense in ICE audits, and worksite investigations.
Angel’s expertise includes developing visa strategies during M&A transactions (reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, divestments, etc.) and minimizing a transaction’s impact on key employees.
She has extensive experience in obtaining non-immigrant work visas and employment-based immigrant visas, including H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-3, TN, P-1, O-1, E-1, E-2, PERM, EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories.
As a regular contributor to Mintz’s immigration blog, Angel often provides employers with insight on immigration-related developments that may affect their businesses and offers tips for responding to government agency activities, such as Department of Homeland Security worksite visits and inspections.
Prior to joining Mintz, Angel was senior counsel at a law firm in New York where she advised on corporate immigration strategies. She has also served as an Assistant Vice President & Counsel at Fortune 100 financial company where she oversaw all immigration and employment matters. Angel has practiced as an attorney at various national and regional law firms, as well as non-profits, where she has provided immigration and employment law counseling as well as employment litigation representation.
Angel has been recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of Employment: Immigration as a “Next Generation Lawyer” and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and several other professional organizations.
She is fluent in Mandarin, Spanish, and Taiwanese.
viewpoints
Navigating Changing Immigration Policies: Workplace Implications
February 25, 2025 | Blog | By Angel Feng, Kathryn Droumbakis
President Donald Trump has swiftly signed several immigration-related executive orders and implemented other immigration initiatives since his inauguration. These executive orders and policy changes have the stated intent to further the President’s policy objectives of deploying “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history” and targeting undocumented immigrants. Their reach is vast and varied, including pausing refugee resettlement to those who had been vetted and approved; ending humanitarian parole that had temporarily allowed over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua to enter and work in the U.S.; and launching efforts to find, apprehend and remove millions of unauthorized immigrants. However, their impact extends beyond these groups and have significant implications in the workplace. Employers need to prepare and establish practices and procedures to prepare for government raids, enforcement actions, regulatory changes and compliance challenges.
Department of Homeland Security Designates Lebanon for TPS and Provides for DED-EAD Application
November 27, 2024 | Alert | By Angel Feng, John Quill
Read about how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the planned designation of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 18 months and established procedures for eligible Lebanese nationals granted Deferred Enforced Departure to apply for Employment Authorization Documents.
DHS Publishes Final H-1B Registration Rule; H-1B Registration Dates Announced
February 1, 2024 | Alert | By Angel Feng, John Quill
DHS Publishes Final H-1B Registration Rule; H-1B Registration Dates Announced
USCIS to Increase Immigration Filing Fees Effective April 1, 2024
January 31, 2024 | Alert | By Juan Steevens, John Quill, Angel Feng
USCIS to Increase Immigration Filing Fees Effective April 1, 2024, find out its impact across several visa categories
Explaining the New I-9 Regulations and Revised Form I-9
August 23, 2023 | Webinar
DHS Releases New Form I-9 as New Flexibility for Qualified Employers Takes Effect
August 10, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline, Angel Feng, Juan Steevens
Read about DHS’s new version of Form I-9 as part of its Final Rule regarding Form I-9 document examination and the optional procedure for conducting remote document review.
New DHS I-9 Regulation Provides Needed Flexibility to Certain Qualified Employers
July 26, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline, Angel Feng
Read about DHS’s Final Rule regarding Form I-9 completion, which provides flexibility in allowing remote document review and verification for certain qualified employers that are enrolled in, and in good standing with, the DHS E-Verify system.
The International Entrepreneur Parole Rule: USCIS Provides Further Guidance
June 22, 2023 | Blog | By Angel Feng
USCIS Started the Third Phase of Its Premium Processing Implementation for Certain Previously Filed Form I-140 Petitions
September 22, 2022 | Alert | By Angel Feng
USCIS announced that it has begun implementing the next phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140 under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications.
CBP Begins Issuing New I-94 Designations for L-2 and E Dependent Spouses Granting Employment Authorization Incident to Status
February 17, 2022 | Alert | By Angel Feng, Shannon N. Parker, John Quill
News & Press
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
Mintz Receives Inaugural ALLY Award from the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
June 01, 2023
BOSTON – Mintz is pleased to announce that it has been honored with the first-ever ALLY of the Year Award from the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM).
Mintz Practice Groups and Attorneys Garner Top Rankings in 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
June 12, 2020
Immigration Attys Brace For Surging I-9 Audits
August 30, 2018
Events & Speaking
Maintaining Foreign National Employment in a Recession, and Future Workforce Planning
View the Webinar Recording
NAPABA Northeast Regional / AABANY Fall Conference
Fordham University School of Law, 150 W 62nd St., New York, NY
Recognition & Awards
Named a “Next Generation Lawyer” and recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor & Employment: Immigration (2019 - 2024)
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor & Employment: Immigration (2018)
Involvement
- Director, Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Association
- Diversity Committee, Connecticut Bar Association 2011-2012
- Director and Past President, Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Board Member, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association 2002-2009
- The Connecticut Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, 2005-2007
- Task Force Member, Asian Pacific American Coalition 2005-2007
- American Inns of Court, Oliver Ellsworth Chapter, 2003-2004
Recent Insights
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
Navigating Changing Immigration Policies: Workplace Implications
February 25, 2025| Blog|
