National Interest Exceptions To Recent Presidential Proclamations
On August 12, 2020, the Department of State issued updated guidance regarding national interest exceptions noted in President Trump’s proclamations suspending entry of
Read More »USCIS Expected to Reopen FY21 H-1B Lottery
On Monday, August 10, multiple sources close to USCIS began reporting that the agency would reopen the FY 2021 H-1B lottery due to lower than expected filing numbers of the
Read More »Summary and Analysis on President Trump’s Executive Order to Prioritize American Workers for Federal Contracts
On Monday, August 3, President Donald Trump released an “Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers to
Read More »US Labor and Immigration Agencies Team Up on H-1B Enforcement
Summary: On Friday, USCIS announced via a tweet that the agency had “entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the US Department of Labor to provide access and
Read More »USCIS to Increase Filing Fees
Summary: On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new Final Rule regarding USCIS filing fees. USCIS has determined after a biennial fee review
Read More »Updates on the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak
On Wednesday, July 23, a Department of State official announced publicly that individuals who were in the U.S. at the time of the Trump administration’s release of the
Read More »August 2020 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2020 Visa Bulletin. All employment-based categories see some movement in August 2020. The cut-off date for the EB-1
Read More »This Week in Immigration: Updates on Recent Proclamations, Executive Orders, and Policies
Update for the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the US Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak On July 16, 2020, the State Department
Read More »Trump Administration Rescinds Rule on Foreign National Students and Online Courses
On Tuesday, the Trump administration stepped back from a policy position introduced on July 6 that would have put foreign national students studying in the US at risk of
Read More »Alert: ICE Modifies SEVP Temporary Exemptions to Restrict Foreign Students from Online Courses amid COVID
The United States — The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications to the temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due
Read More »Summary of the Spring 2020 Unified Regulatory Agenda
There are multiple immigration-related regulatory provisions in the Spring 2020 Unified Agenda. Most notably, the proposals from DHS include various changes to the rules
Read More »EU Adds US to Travel Ban Due to the Coronavirus
BRUSSELS — In an effort to safely and freely reopen the borders between the 27 EU member states after more than three months of restrictions, the EU has determined which
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