Immigration

Trump Administration Continues To Put the Clamps on Alleged Immigration System Abuse, With Continuing Focus on Popular H-1B Visas

Reform of the U.S. immigration system has been a top priority for the current Administration since President Trump took office

By |2020-08-16T21:13:17-05:008/16/2020|Categories: Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: , |Comments Off on Trump Administration Continues To Put the Clamps on Alleged Immigration System Abuse, With Continuing Focus on Popular H-1B Visas

Trump Administration, Despite Recent Supreme Court Ruling, Continues To Weigh Rescission of DACA Program, Declines To Act on Any New or Pending Applications

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June in the case of DHS v. Regents of the University of California

By |2020-09-21T13:54:10-05:008/7/2020|Categories: DACA/DAPA, Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: |Comments Off on Trump Administration, Despite Recent Supreme Court Ruling, Continues To Weigh Rescission of DACA Program, Declines To Act on Any New or Pending Applications

Ruling by Federal Trial Court in Rodriguez v. P&G Finds Work-Authorized DACA Beneficiaries May Be Protected From Employment Discrimination Under “Section 1981”

A recent federal trial court decision raises the interesting question of whether beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

By |2020-07-19T22:08:20-05:007/19/2020|Categories: DACA/DAPA, Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: , |Comments Off on Ruling by Federal Trial Court in Rodriguez v. P&G Finds Work-Authorized DACA Beneficiaries May Be Protected From Employment Discrimination Under “Section 1981”

Ruling by Supreme Court in DHS v. Regents of the University of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Effort To End DACA, Leaving Program in Place for Now

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 last week that the Trump Administration’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action

By |2020-06-28T21:45:57-05:006/28/2020|Categories: DACA/DAPA, Immigration, Supreme Court|Tags: |Comments Off on Ruling by Supreme Court in DHS v. Regents of the University of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Effort To End DACA, Leaving Program in Place for Now

President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending H-1B and Other Nonimmigrant Visas for Those Outside U.S. Until End of the Year

President Trump this week issued a new Proclamation that suspends certain nonimmigrant employment-based visas for aliens currently outside the U.S.

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/28/2020|Categories: Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: |Comments Off on President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending H-1B and Other Nonimmigrant Visas for Those Outside U.S. Until End of the Year

USCIS Backtracks on 2018 Policy Requiring Employers To Provide Contract and Itinerary Details When Placing H-1B Employees at Third-Party Worksites

In the wake of two court losses over the last few months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/21/2020|Categories: Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Backtracks on 2018 Policy Requiring Employers To Provide Contract and Itinerary Details When Placing H-1B Employees at Third-Party Worksites

DHS Providing Employers With Compliance Flexibility on Immigration-Related Obligations in Response to COVID-19 Challenges

In response to the challenges for businesses posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has

By |2020-09-21T13:54:16-05:006/1/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on DHS Providing Employers With Compliance Flexibility on Immigration-Related Obligations in Response to COVID-19 Challenges

USCIS Issues Updated I-9 (“M-274”) Handbook on the Heels of a Surge in ICE Worksite Inspections Last Year

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the Form

By |2020-05-03T22:24:40-05:005/3/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on USCIS Issues Updated I-9 (“M-274”) Handbook on the Heels of a Surge in ICE Worksite Inspections Last Year

USCIS Closes H-1B Electronic Registration Lottery; Selected Employers Now Have 90 Days To File for Visas for Eligible Beneficiaries

The process for filing so-called “H-1B” visa petitions changed significantly this year with the implementation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

By |2020-04-12T22:24:46-05:004/12/2020|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on USCIS Closes H-1B Electronic Registration Lottery; Selected Employers Now Have 90 Days To File for Visas for Eligible Beneficiaries