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
USCIS Proposing To Replace H-1B Lottery With New Wage-Based Selection Process
In the latest action taken by the Trump Administration to revamp the H-1B visa program to eliminate alleged abuses, U.S.
DHS, DOL Issue “Interim Final Rules” Impacting H-1B Visa Program
As anticipated, the Trump Administration has taken several new steps to curb alleged abuse of the popular H-1B nonimmigrant visa
USCIS Temporarily Allowing Use of Form I-797 “Notice of Action” Approval as an I-9 “List C” Document in Response to Employment Authorization Card Delays
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it impractical or even impossible for some employers to comply with a number of immigration-related
USCIS Conducts Second H-1B Lottery After First Round Winners Did Not File Enough Visa Petitions To Meet Statutory Quotas
On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security made
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
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
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