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Read our June 2018 newsletter, with articles about USCIS’ new policy impacting foreign student overstays; an anticipated proposal to rescind employment authorization for spouses of H-1b employees; the FY2019 H-1b lottery; a USCIS -Justice Depar… Read More

On May 17, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that immigration courts are barred from authorizing indefinite administrative closure of removal proceedings against non-citizens that Homeland Security seeks to deport. This is a stunning reb… Read More

On April 11, 2018, USCIS completed its random selection process of H-1b cap petitions for FY 2019. USCIS received a total of 190,098 petitions, of which 94, 213 were filed for the 65,000 available regular cap visas, and 95,885 petitions were filed fo… Read More

The Trump Administration today announced its recision of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to take final effect on March 5, 2018. The action responds to threatened litigation by Texas and 8 other states challenging the progra… Read More

Here’s our latest newsletter, with items on USCIS’ intention to commence interviews for employment based green card applicants; FY2018 H-1b visa processing trends; suspension of US consulates’ processing of nonimmigrant visas in Rus… Read More

A leaked draft Executive Order (EO) dated January 23, 2017 and titled “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs” appears aimed at gutting many employment based non-immigrant visa… Read More

President Elect Donald Trump has nominated retired Marine General John F. Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be responsible for formulating and implementing the incoming Administration’s immigration po… Read More

THE LATEST EDITION OF OUR NEWSLETTER Our October 2016 newsletter includes stories on: USCIS Filing Fee Increase Labor Department PERM Processing TImes Outlook for Employment-Based Visa Availability Expansion of the Global Entry Program New Procedures… Read More