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Annual Limit Reached for All Immigrant Visa Categories for FY2024

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On Monday, September 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS), working in close collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced publicly that all available immigrant visas in the...more

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Victory for H-1B Visa Spouses: U.S. Court Upholds Work Authorization

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On August 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a rule allowing the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States. In doing so, the Court rejected a longstanding challenge...more

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Navigating Visa Challenges: DOS Updates on Inadmissibility Waivers

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A recent update and clarification from the Department of State (DOS) on waiver eligibility expands opportunities for visa applicants facing difficulties in obtaining visa stamps for entry to the U.S. This clarification,...more

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Supreme Court Reaffirms Federal Courts Lack Authority to Review Visa Denials

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In a 6-3 ruling in U.S. Department of State et al v. Munoz et al (Case Number 23-334), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reaffirmed the doctrine of consular nonreviewability ruling against a U.S. citizen’s...more

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Everything You Need for the 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2024)

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At the beginning of each federal fiscal year (October), the Department of State conducts a lottery called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. If a person is selected, they are eligible to submit an application for permanent...more

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Employment-based Immigrant Visa Availability—When to File to Adjust Status to Permanent Resident?

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The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) sets forth preference classes to which the yearly allotment of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas (or “green cards”) are allocated. A new yearly allotment of...more

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J-1 Conrad Waivers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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As another year of medical residency registration begins across the U.S., J-1 physicians in their final year of training find themselves at a critical crossroads: they can return to their respective home countries at the...more

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Survival in the Immigration Culture of Delay and Social Media Mining - Adjustment Interviews

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With the recent change by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to mandate in-person interviews for employment based adjustment cases along with changes to require the review of social media and to what...more

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DOJ Filing Lawsuits Against U.S. Companies Allegedly Discriminating Against Americans

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 28, 2017, that the newly formed Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against an agricultural producer headquartered...more

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What will U.S. Business Immigration Look Like Under A Trump Administration?

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More than 10 days have passed since the election results were revealed, and the United States now has a businessman as its president-elect ready to take office on January 20, 2017. However, despite his business background, it...more

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Immigration and Nationality Act 50th Anniversary Series: National Origin Quotas to Skills & Family Based Immigration

Political Theater: President Johnson and the Bully Pulpit - Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave Representative Michael Feighan (D-OH) his famous “Johnson Treatment”—using his intimidating physicality to...more

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Immigration Law Does Not Preempt State Wage and Hour Claims, Says Court

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In case there was any question, an Indiana staffing company, Access Therapies, learned late last month that the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) does not absolve employers of their responsibilities under state wage and...more

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Keeping Up with the Times: Solving the I-9 Conundrum for Remote Employees

The impact that technology has on our everyday life is impressive. It touches us at work, home, and even while we’re on the road. And while technology has its disadvantages (you are always “on”), it also has its advantages:...more

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Macy's Fined $175,000 And Ordered To Create $100,000 Back Pay Fund For Violations Of Anti-Discrimination Law In The Form I-9...

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In June 2013, Macy’s Retail Holdings and other Macy’s entities (Macy’s) entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices...more

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