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 »A Possible H-1B Cap in Response to Data Rules
In advance of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi, there are reports of a possible cap on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to
Read More »Mitt Romney Introduces Bill to Make E-Verify Permanent, Still Optional
On Wednesday, June 12, Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced a bill in the Senate that would make the E-Verify program permanent. E-Verify, the online tool that allows
Read More »Erickson in the News: Mexicans have a special route to the US job market. Trade wars could close it off
Melia Russell | June 16, 2019 As a candidate, Donald Trump began his campaign by attacking Mexicans. Now, some here legally fear they’ll be collateral damage in his
Read More »July 2019 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the July 2019 Visa Bulletin. Cut-off dates remain effective for the EB-1 categories with no movement forward in any of the
Read More »The Challenging Climate for the H-1B Program
USCIS is currently being sued in two separate cases over their Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) process and policy. USCIS may revoke a petition if the terms of employment
Read More »Kenneth Cuccinelli Named as Acting Director of USCIS
On Monday, June 10, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced that President Trump named Kenneth Cuccinelli II as Acting Director of the U.S.
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