On July 21, 2023, DHS announced a new edition of Form I-9 along with a new rule permitting certain employers to conduct remote inspection of the documents used in the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process. The...more
Without fanfare, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its website with an Alert https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge relating to its Public Charge requirements in the context of the...more
At a recent event, one of my former high school classmates who today is a distinguished Stanford University professor asked me whether there was much immigration legal work in Pittsburgh. He then commented that 80 percent of...more
What’s a “Notice to Appear” (NTA)? How about “unlawful presence”? Phrases such as these may be a new for many following business/employment based immigration matters. Because of new USCIS Policy memoranda, these removal...more
The American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) has provisions that extend H-1B visas beyond the 6–year limit for those in the process of becoming US lawful permanent residents. AC21’s Section...more
On October 20, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General issued Report OIG-18-03, “USCIS Needs a Better Approach to Verify H-1B Visa Participants”, targeting fraud in immigration processes,...more
In the last few days, there have been a number of government announcements concerning the popular H-1B Temporary Worker status. Of course, these announcements come after this year’s crop of new H-1B visa applications have...more
One of the possible weapons that could have been used to target certain immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants, was removed from the Immigration Regulations of the Department of Homeland Security on December 23, 2016....more
As people digest the possible immigration changes of a new administration in Washington, there is an effort to calm the anxiety.
Today, President Obama issued a statement that is aimed at “Dreamers” who have had the...more