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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services › Regulatory Oversight

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS... more +
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status.  less -
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Congress Close to Raising the EB-5 Program from the Dead: 8 Recent EB-5 Reforms that Real Estate Developers and Project Sponsors...

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In the evening hours of March 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill that would fund the U.S. government through the rest of the fiscal year and provide $13.6 billion to respond to Russia’s...more

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

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Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now.  In tribute to Dave Barry and his always hilarious Year in Review, we’ll organize...more

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OMB Completes Regulatory Review of EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Rules: Final Reform Measures may be Published...

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The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its review of United State Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) proposed regulations to update the Immigrant...more

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Third-Party Placement for H-1B Beneficiaries Sees Increased Scrutiny as Cap Deadline Nears

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With April 1, 2019 and the H-1B cap deadline quickly approaching, employers seeking to use H-1B workers in third-party worksite arrangements will likely continue to see increased scrutiny from USCIS. Third-party worksite...more

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III-39 - 2nd Anniversary Special Episode

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For our special 2nd anniversary episode, we bring back our inaugural guest, Howard Schweitzer, to talk about the current state of politics and the impact on employers. We also discuss how the EEOC has chosen to answer...more

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Trump Administration Announces Changes to the H-1B Program

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In connection with the Trump Administration’s desire to crack-down on its perceived misuse of the H-1B visa category, various U.S. government agencies have announced a coordinated effort in re-interpreting regulations as well...more

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