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 nonimmigrant 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 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 also served as an assistant vice president and counsel at a 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 nonprofits, 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.

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.

June 22, 2023 | Blog | By Angel Feng

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.

February 17, 2022 | Alert | By Angel Feng, Shannon N. Parker, John Quill

This alert covers the CBP’s changes to its I-94 forms, including new designations for L-2 and E visa dependents, including spouses seeking work authorization.

January 31, 2022 | Alert | By Angel Feng, William Coffman

Read about a USCIS announcement that the online registration period for H-1B quota selection for the upcoming fiscal year will run from March 1 through March 18, beginning and ending 12:00 pm (noon) Eastern Standard Time.

November 23, 2021 | Alert | By Angel Feng, Shannon N. Parker, John Quill

This alert discusses USCIS policy changes for H-4, L-2, and E-1, E-2, and E-3 visa holders, following a DHS settlement of litigation regarding the validity of L-2 and H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards.

November 12, 2021 | Alert | By Angel Feng, Shannon N. Parker, John Quill

This alert outlines a November 10, 2021 DHS announcement of policy changes that will benefit H-4 and L-2 employees, who have experienced employment disruptions due to USCIS processing delays.

November 4, 2021 | Webinar | By John Quill, William Coffman, Angel Feng

The H-1B quota continues to be oversubscribed, and last year saw a record number of H-1B registration submissions, which resulted in low selection rates. Advance planning is required for H-1B cap candidates. This webinar discussed strategies for contingency planning for employees who are not selected in the cap lottery.

October 28, 2021 | Webinar | By John Quill, William Coffman, Angel Feng

The Biden administration has brought welcome stability to business immigration processes; however, there are a number of current and proposed changes that will expand immigration benefits and potentially increase scrutiny on immigration filings. This webinar focused on current and anticipated updates to take into consideration when forming a business’s immigration strategy.

October 21, 2021 | Webinar | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill

The Mintz Immigration Practice focused on the evolving immigration landscape and the anticipated changes to US immigration policies as of October 2021 in this 30-minute session.