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USCIS issues final rule on H-1B cap petitions: Pre-filing registration won’t start this year
1.31.19
It’s that time of year! For help with your 2019 H-1B cap petition, please contact us by February 15.
1.29.19
Roundup of key immigration policy changes that affected employers in 2018
12.19.18
Pre-registration system for H-1B cap filings is proposed by USCIS
12.5.18
Federal judge blocks TPS termination for four nations
10.8.18
USCIS policy change will make it easier to deny petitions and applications
7.16.18
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban and Presidential power
6.27.18
DHS regulatory agenda for 2018 could have big impact on employers
5.15.18
Change to “Accrual of Unlawful Presence” rule will make it tougher for employers to hire foreign students or exchange visitors who have overstayed
5.14.18
USCIS suspends premium processing of H-1B petitions subject to cap
3.22.18
E-Verify and related services will be down this weekend
3.20.18
A dream come true: DACA will stay in effect a while longer
2.26.18
Beat the RAISE Act: File immigrant petitions for family members now.
2.23.18
The 2018 H-1B petition filing season is here! To maximize your chance of success, please contact us by February 15.
1.19.18
Status of the “Dreamers”? It’s all right for now, but still very much up in the air
1.17.18
EMPLOYERS BEWARE, AND BE READY: How to prepare for an ICE raid
1.12.18
DHS ending Temporary Protected Status relief for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua – and Honduras may be next
1.9.18
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Back On! What that means for employers.
12.6.17
Trump’s “Travel Ban 3” is blocked by federal court in Hawaii
10.18.17
Supreme Court dismisses one of two travel ban cases as moot
10.12.17
USCIS has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions
10.4.17
An analysis of President Trump’s travel ban Proclamation
9.26.17
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump refugee ban
9.14.17
The future for “Dreamers”: What their employers need to know
9.8.17
President Trump endorses RAISE Act, which would reduce levels of legal immigration and dramatically change existing immigration policy
8.4.17
Timing is everything: USCIS revises Form I-9 to clarify when Section 1 should be completed
7.25.17
What does the Supreme Court “travel ban” decision mean for employers?
6.27.17
Another way to get that “extreme vetting”: New visa questionnaire will make immigration more difficult
6.12.17
USCIS to issue redesigned green cards and Employment Authorization Documents
4.25.17
Here’s the deal with President Trump’s Executive Order on H-1B visas
4.20.17
The Trump Administration’s H-1B crackdown: What employers need to know
4.4.17
Denied again! Two federal courts block Trump’s latest “travel ban” Executive Order
3.16.17
A closer look at the new “travel ban” Executive Order
3.8.17
Trump issues “new and improved” Executive Order on travel ban
3.6.17

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