This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status designation for South Sudan, effective 60 days from today. The...more
11/6/2025
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The H-1B program is facing major policy changes and increased scrutiny. Employers sponsoring foreign talent must be prepared for shifting rules, rising compliance risks, and longer processing timelines. Join Constangy...more
More breaking news on the H-1B front.
Tomorrow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will publish a proposed rule changing the selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions. The proposed rule will be subject to a...more
9/24/2025
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Here's what we know as of today.
On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation titled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" that requires a $100,000 payment to accompany new H-1B visa petitions for...more
9/22/2025
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UPDATE (9:31 PM Saturday, September 20): Today the USCIS issued official policy guidance confirming the Proclamation does not apply to existing H-1B visa holders and does not affect the ability of any current H-1B visa holder...more
9/22/2025
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On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals.
The U.S. Department of...more
8/25/2025
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more
7/22/2025
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua will terminate on September 8. The announcements come only one week after the DHS announced that TPS status...more
7/8/2025
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As we have previously reported, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is revoking employment authorization documents for certain individuals affected by the termination of humanitarian parole, including beneficiaries of...more
6/24/2025
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Last week, the Trump Administration issued a new Presidential Proclamation that will restrict the entry of nationals from more than a dozen countries. The restrictions took effect this past Monday, June 9.
The stated goal...more
6/12/2025
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Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a notice terminating Temporary Protected Status for Nepalese nationals effective August 5. This is expected to affect more than 12,000 individuals.
This means that...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has previously indicated its intent to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, and yesterday they took the first official step toward carrying it out....more
We previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had announced its intention to terminate the humanitarian parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The termination was due to...more
In this timely webinar, Constangy attorneys Justin Coffey, Barbara Kihumba, and Daniel Ball break down the complexities of the H-1B cap and registration process into five essential steps every employer needs to know. With...more
Thursday, the Trump Administration published in the Federal Register two new Interim Final Rules designed to reduce significantly the number of H-1B workers in the United States. They are-
•A rule from the U.S. Department...more
10/12/2020
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Since January 31, 2020, President Trump has signed several presidential proclamations restricting or prohibiting travel to various countries and imposing other restrictions because of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19,...more
3/13/2020
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