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In the wake of two court losses over the last few months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded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