On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, which directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that noncitizens in the U.S. comply with...more
4/16/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Non-Citizens ,
Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
USCIS
The following announcement was issued by USCIS on November 26, 2024:
Eligible Lebanese Nationals May Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization -
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal...more
Since former President Donald Trump won re-election, there has been a flurry of speculation about what to expect during his second administration. While there is much we don’t know, his first presidency offers clues regarding...more
11/11/2024
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Deportation ,
Detention ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigration Procedures ,
National Interest Waiver ,
Non-Citizens ,
Public Charge ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Travel Restrictions ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas
Today, October 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the ongoing situation in Lebanon. The TPS designation will allow Lebanese...more
Policy guidance clarifies application eligibility evidence for EB-1A immigrant classifications -
Effective October 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to further clarify the...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 1 that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. Applicants...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance regarding F and M students, including USCIS’s role in adjudicating applications for employment authorization, change of status, extension of stay,...more
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is scheduled to announce a pilot program to resume domestic H-1B visa renewal for qualified applicants who meet certain requirements. The Federal Register Notice announcing the program will...more
Following reports of competing bills in the House and Senate, the U.S. government is potentially headed for a shutdown, which would begin on October 1, 2023, the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year. This would directly affect...more
9/28/2023
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Certifications ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule Friday that will allow certain employers who use E-Verify to continue verifying employees’ I-9 documents remotely, making permanent a flexibility implemented...more
On October 5, 2022, in a disappointing but not unexpected ruling, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the ruling by a Texas judge that vacated the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and barred...more
By: David W. Leopold About: Immigration April 21, 2022 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a new streamlined process – “Uniting for Ukraine” – that will provide opportunities for Ukrainian citizens who...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. TPS will apply only to those Afghan nationals residing in the United States as of...more
Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. TPS is a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of specifically...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday that the initial registration period for fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap numbers will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18,...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services just released the following guidance on expedited Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applications for health care workers:
“Effective immediately, if you are a...more
Immigration Settlement Clears the way for thousands of H-1B and L-1 spouses to work in the U.S., Ulmer Immigration Group Leader David Leopold explains....more
11/15/2021
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
L-1 ,
L-2 Visas ,
Spouses ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Join Ulmer attorneys David W. Leopold and Anastasia Tonello as they lead a discussion on the latest U.S. Immigration policy updates and how employers and international travelers could be impacted. During the complimentary...more
10/4/2021
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Workers ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Travelers ,
Traveling Employee ,
Webinars
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, effective October 1, 2021, applicants subject to immigration medical examinations, including applicants for lawful permanent residence (green cards),...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that beginning on March 1, 2021, it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test.
On Dec. 1, 2020, during the final days of the Trump...more
ICE Temporarily Relaxes I-9 Employment Verification Rules Due to COVID-19 Crisis -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it will permit employers to electronically review Form I-9 employment verification...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opened its initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap on March 1, which will run through noon Eastern on March 20. During this time, employers who plan...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that it will begin implementing the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule starting February 24, 2020. The rule’s implementation will occur...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will use its new online registration system in next year’s filing season for H-1B specialty occupation visas, which will allow employers to wait until...more
12/10/2019
/ Electronic Filing ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Registration Requirement ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that some immigrants do not have a right to a bond hearing, even when they were not immediately detained years after being released from criminal custody. The Court’s decision reverses...more
3/21/2019
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Arrest ,
Bond Hearings ,
Deportation ,
Detention ,
Due Process ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Nielsen v Preap ,
Non-Citizens ,
Removal Proceedings ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS