Congress Holds Hearing on USCIS Processing Delays
USCIS is the agency charged with administering and providing immigration benefits to foreign nationals. Naturalization, green cards, work authorization, H-1B visas, asylum,
Read More »U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Issues Opinion that IT Job Ineligible for H-1B
On July 15, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued an opinion in the case of Sagarwala vs. Cissna. Usha Sagarwala, beneficiary of an H-1B petition
Read More »Trump Administration Moves to Limit Asylum Protections
On July 15, the Trump Administration published a new rule, Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, requiring individuals who pass through a third party country
Read More »H.R. 1044 Update: Bill Aims to End Decades-Long Waits for Highly-Skilled Immigrants
On July 10th, the House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green
Read More »August 2019 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2019 Visa Bulletin. Cut-off dates remain effective for the EB-1 categories with retrogression for all locations. The
Read More »H-1B Pre-Registration Proposal Moves to Public Comment Period
Last fall, the federal government proposed a pre-registration plan that would change and, in theory, streamline the application process for the H-1B visa, of which 85,000 are
Read More »Trump Administration Issues Fines to Individuals in the U.S. Illegally
This week, NPR obtained government documents showing that the Trump administration has fined some immigrants who are in the United States illegally, after “failing to
Read More »Decrease in Processing Times for Naturalization and Green Card
On June 17, 2019, USCIS announced that it plans on decreasing processing times for Naturalization and Green Card processing. USCIS plans to distribute Naturalization and
Read More »USCIS Introduces First Digital FOIA System
On June 25, 2019, USCIS announced that it will expand its digital Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records System (FIRST) allowing FOIA requesters who have
Read More »House Approves $4.5 Billion in Border Aid
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will send 4.5 billion dollars in humanitarian aid to crisis-stricken migrants at the border. The aid will fund
Read More »Acting CBP Commissioner Resigns
On Tuesday, the Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders announced his resignation. His message to agency employees follows a dramatic increase in
Read More »USCIS Expands Digital FOIA
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced they would be expanding the digital Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records System (FIRST). The FIRST
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