Obtaining a “green card” usually requires the sponsorship of a close U.S. family member or U.S. employer. In the employment context, the default process is a specific employer testing the labor market for a specific job to be...more
As part of the Biden Administration’s effort to promote access to the legal immigration system, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew a 2018 proposed rule to eliminate the international entrepreneur (IE)...more
The following post contains a breaking update on remote I-9 completion from the Department of Homeland Security, breaking updates from U.S. Department of Labor, as well as new immigration-related considerations that have...more
3/23/2020
/ Audits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
State of Emergency ,
Travel Restrictions ,
USCIS ,
Visas
If you have applied for an immigration benefit lately (temporary visa, permanent residence), you know the indignities of the process - especially in recent times. Slower decisions, outlandish requests for evidence, and no...more
President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program today, September 5, 2017. The program, originally put into place on June 15, 2012, gave people who had entered the U.S. as children and...more
On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the injunction on the Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” known as the “travel ban,” in its...more
The President issued an Executive Order late Friday, January 27, 2017, banning entry for people from certain countries for 90 days. The situation developed over the weekend and continues to develop. ...more
An update to the notice we posted last week about the ongoing STEM OPT litigation:
The court, in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, granted the government (Department of...more
The budget bill, which was signed into law in December, disallows “Visa Waiver” entries for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan (whether or not they have ever visited those countries) and persons from any country who have...more
A recent federal court ruling has created uncertainty and speculation about the STEM OPT program. This summary is provided to inform employers and F-1 STEM students of the facts about the effect of this decision....more
8/27/2015
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Foreign Relations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Notice and Comment ,
OPT ,
Rulemaking Process ,
STEM ,
USCIS
Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is publishing two proposed rules that are meant to help “attract and retain highly skilled workers”. Proposed rules do not go into effect until notice and...more
Department of Homeland Security recently rolled out an on-line tool to check the status of a Freedom of Information Act request.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows the public to request government documents....more