USCIS Will Accept Only New Employment-Based and Adjustment of
Status Application Forms as of October 15, 2019 -
On October 8, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that will no longer accept...more
10/11/2019
/ Adjustment of Status ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-129 ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
I-485 Applications ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
L-1 Visas ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
New Guidance ,
OPT ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registration Requirement ,
SEVP ,
STEM ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
USCIS Begins Implementing Notices to Appear for Denied Petitions and Applications -
As of October 1, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has begun issuing Notices to Appear (“NTA”) in accordance with...more
10/4/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Notice to Appear ,
OPT ,
Processing Fees ,
STEM ,
Students ,
USCIS ,
Visas
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban -
After many lawsuits and appeals, on June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Trump administration’s September 24, 2017, travel ban of nationals from Iran,...more
7/2/2018
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Establishment Clause ,
Executive Orders ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
H-1B ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
OPT ,
SCOTUS ,
STEM ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
According to multiple new press reports, and as part of the continuing trade tensions between the United States and China, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has issued guidance to consular officers that will impact U.S....more
Now that the election is over, focus turns to the U.S. immigration policy of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration over the next four years. Forecasts of this type are never easy with any new President; the task is...more
11/22/2016
/ Barack Obama ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Deportation ,
E-Verify ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
Executive Orders ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
H-1B ,
H-4 Spouses ,
I-140 ,
Immigration Reform ,
Inspections ,
L-1B ,
NAFTA ,
OPT ,
PERM ,
Popular ,
STEM ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Vacated ,
Work Visas ,
Workplace Investigations
On March 11, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued its long-awaited final rule (the “2016 Rule”) allowing F-1 graduates to extend their Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) period if they have a degree in...more
I. U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Obama Immigration Plan -
On January 19, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Obama administration’s appeal from the Fifth Circuit decision that enjoined implementation of its...more
1/27/2016
/ Deportation ,
Discrimination ,
E-Verify ,
Executive Orders ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Passports ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Simeio ,
STEM ,
US Department of State ,
Visa Caps ,
Wage and Hour
On January 23, 2016, the district court in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Civil Action No. 14-529 (D.C.D.C.), issued an order staying its prior decision to vacate the...more
On August 12, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rendered its decision in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Civil Action No. 14-529 (D.D.C. Aug. 12,...more