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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Talent Without Borders: Immigration Insights - October-November 2023

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 10/11/2023

A government shutdown was narrowly avoided on September 30, 2023 after Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for an additional 45 days. However, another shutdown is possible if Congress does not pass...more

October 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/4/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The below summarizes recent legal updates that impact U.S. immigration... 1. Government Shutdown Avoided – For Now - On September 30, 2023, Congress passed a stopgap bill to keep the government...more

Immigration Impact of a Government Shutdown

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/2/2023

If Congress does not reach a budget agreement by September 30, 2023, the federal government will shut down October 1. Below is a brief overview of the potential immigration impact based on how government agencies operated...more

How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Immigration Cases

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 10/2/2023

The potential government shutdown Sunday would impact a host of federal government programs and agencies, and immigration is no exception. Here’s a look at the potential impact of a shutdown on immigration-related programs...more

How a Partial Government Shutdown Would Impact Employers and Business Immigration Services

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 9/28/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - With a partial government shutdown still potentially imminent, here is an overview of the potential impacts on employers and business immigration services....more

How a Government Shutdown Would Impact Federal Immigration Services

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/28/2023

The federal government is days away from a partial shutdown. If Congress does not pass multiple appropriations bills or agree to a continuing resolution by Saturday, multiple federal agencies involved in the immigration...more

Potential Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences for Employers and their Foreign Employees

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: If Congress cannot resolve funding issues by 11:59 pm EST on September 30, 2023, resulting in a federal government shutdown, it will have a ripple effect on employers, both large and small, with an impact...more

What Happens to the Immigration Agencies When the Government Shuts Down? - September 2023

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/20/2023

By September 30, 2023, Congress will again have to fund the government. Despite ongoing efforts by the administration and Congress, indications are that a shutdown may occur at the beginning of the fiscal year, on October 1....more

Immigration Consequences of a Possible Federal Government Shutdown on October 1, 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2023

Annually, at the outset of the federal fiscal year, the U.S. Congress must reach an agreement to fund the federal government. If Congress cannot agree and pass the necessary appropriations bill, a partial government shutdown...more

What Happens To The Immigration Agencies When The Government Shuts Down?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/1/2021

The country dodged a government shutdown at the end of September, but we may be faced with the same problem on December 3, 2021, when Congress will again have to fund the government. Because we often come close to a shutdown...more

Government Shutdown Immigration Impacts

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/1/2021

How are immigration benefits impacted if Congress is unable to agree on a spending bill and the U.S. government shuts down? The general rule is that those services that are essential or fee-funded continue without...more

E-Verify is Back in Operation, but Post-Shutdown Delays and Concerns Remain

Littler on 1/30/2019

E-Verify, the electronic immigration system that employers use to confirm employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, has resumed operation. E-Verify was unavailable during the longest federal government shutdown in...more

Post-Shutdown Update: Immigration-Related Agencies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/30/2019

Some, but not all, U.S. immigration-related agencies were closed during the recent 35-day partial government shutdown. Now, immigration processing centers, courts, and the E-verify system to check immigration status and work...more

The Shutdown Ends, For Now

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/28/2019

President Donald Trump has announced that the government shutdown is over, for now. He has agreed to sign a short-term spending bill that will re-open the government for three weeks, until February 14, 2019. The bill does not...more

When the Government Shuts Down: The Impact on E-Verify, I-9’s, and Visas

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/25/2019

Government shutdowns seem to be the norm these days. Whether they last 6 days or 60 days, the impact on E-Verify and visas is the same. Since the partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22, 2018, while lawmakers discuss...more

January 2019 Special Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/25/2019

Partial Federal Government Shutdown and How It Applies to an Immigration Workforce - On December 22, 2018, the United States government began its shutdown based on the inability of the Executive Office and Congress to...more

How The Partial Federal Government Shutdown Impacts Employment Law Matters

Maynard Nexsen on 1/23/2019

The budget impasse in Washington is affecting some employment law and related matters. Here is how...more

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 1/21/2019

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more

The Shutdown: USCIS and E-Verify

Burr & Forman on 1/17/2019

The current government shutdown does not affect the vast majority of USCIS’s activities. Their offices are open, and interviews and appointments are proceeding as normal. USCIS continues to accept petitions and applications...more

Federal Government Shutdown Effect on Employers

FordHarrison on 1/16/2019

The U.S. Antideficiency Act calls for a partial government shutdown when Congress fails to appropriate annual funds to agencies. ...more

The Impact of the Partial Government Shutdown on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/16/2019

No cabinet department stands more in the center of the federal shutdown drama than the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Indeed, the issue at the shutdown's heart – President Trump's proposed border "Wall" – would be a...more

E-Verify Procedures During the Government Shutdown

Littler on 1/15/2019

When the federal government partially shut down on December 22, 2018, so did E-Verify, the online system for verifying a new hire’s eligibility to work. Employers that are obligated to or have chosen to use E-Verify have...more

Longest Government Shutdown In History Is Impacting Workplace Law

Fisher Phillips on 1/14/2019

As of Saturday, the current federal government shutdown became the longest in our nation’s history—and employers are starting to feel the sting. While the peculiarities of the federal budget process meant that this shutdown...more

E-Verify Suspended Due to the Government Shutdown

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/14/2019

The holiday season may already feel like a distant memory and five-day workweeks may once again be the norm, but not everything is back to business as usual for U.S. employers this January. E-Verify, the electronic system...more

Impact of the 2019 Government Shutdown on Immigration

Stinson LLP on 1/9/2019

As Congress and the Trump Administration have been unable to pass a federal spending bill due to the stalemate related to funding of the Southern border wall and border security, the federal government has temporarily shut...more

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