Federal Court Blocks Wage-Based H-1B Visa “Selection” Rule
A California federal court has blocked a Trump-era rule that revised the H-1B visa selection process from a random lottery
Case Raising Question of Whether Section 1981 Protects DACA Recipients Settles
A proposed class action lawsuit that accused an employer of discriminating against job applicants based on their Deferred Action for
USCIS Conducts Second H-1B Visa Lottery
As a follow-up to our recent H-1B visa update, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has
H-1B Visa Program in Flux As Courts, Biden Administration Continue To Weigh In
As we reported previously, the Trump Administration made reform of the H-1B visa program a priority, implementing a number of
Federal Court Rules DACA Program Unlawful, Halts New Approvals
In a decision that was not entirely unexpected, albeit unsettling, a federal court in Texas ruled last week that the
Unanimous Supreme Court Bars Green Cards for “TPS” Recipients Who Entered U.S. Illegally
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that foreign nationals with “Temporary Protected Status” (TPS) who entered the United States illegally
Social Security Administration Once Again Discontinues “No-Match” Letters
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will be discontinuing the practice of sending so-called “no-match” letters to
H-1B Visa Update, April 2021
Given its importance to many employers, we have been reporting periodically on the status of the H-1B visa program. H-1B
H-1B Visa Lottery Remains in Effect for FY 2022 Registrations
Despite an effort by the outgoing Trump Administration to implement a new registration system for employers seeking so-called H-1B visas
Late Effort by Trump Administration To Make H-1B Program Changes Iced by Biden “Freeze” Memo
In the last two weeks of President Trump’s term, the outgoing administration issued several final rules impacting the H-1B visa