DACA and Travel Ban Cases Wind Their Way Through the Courts

April 21st, 2018
The DACA program remains intact through two federal district court rulings. The Justice Department attempted to expedite the case to the Supreme Court but was unsuccessful, so it could take another entire year for the matter to be resolved through th… Read More
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Independence of the Immigration Courts and Due Process Under Attack

April 20th, 2018
The Trump Administration through the Department of Justice (DOJ) has, little by little, implemented a number of policies over the last year that have undermined the independence of the immigration courts and have weaken due process for foreign nation… Read More
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Supreme Court Hands Down 2 Immigration Cases

April 18th, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court decided two important immigration cases recently, one holding that part of the law defining a “crime of violence” for deportability purposes was unconstitutionally vague, and the other case holding that there is no automati… Read More
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Burma Refugees

April 11th, 2018
Burma (also known as Myanmar) is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia, nestled between Bangladesh and Thailand. Its 54 million citizens are ethnically diverse but overwhelmingly Buddhist, though the country has small groups of Christians and Muslims.… Read More
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H-1B Cap Reached in First Week of Filing

April 9th, 2018
USCIS has received enough H-1B cap-subject visa petitions to exceed the statutory limit of 65,000 visas (+20,000 Master’s cap visas) and necessitate a visa lottery. The agency reported receiving 190,098 petitions this year, slightly fewer than last… Read More
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President Reaffirms Desire to End "Catch and Release" at Border and Deploys National Guard

April 9th, 2018
On April 6, 2018, President Trump published a memorandum directing the secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, Justice, and Health and Human Services to update him regarding the steps being taken to end “catch and release” practices. Catch and… Read More
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U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg Closed

April 2nd, 2018
On March 31, DOS closed the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg. The action is a direct result of the escalating diplomatic tensions between Russia and the United States. The U.S. embassy in Moscow remains open, as do the consulates in Yekaterinburg (ce… Read More
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USCIS Announces Re-Registration Period Open for Syrians with TPS

March 12th, 2018
USCIS announced that current beneficiaries of TPS under Syria’s designation who want to maintain their status through 9/30/2019, must register between 3/5/2018 and 5/4/2018. USCIS notes that work permits expiring 3/31/2018 are automatically extende… Read More
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Top 10 Threats to Immigrants, their Employers, and their Families in 2018

December 27th, 2017
Below is our top 10 list of changes that the current administration has put into place, without legislation or regulations, that drastically change the immigration landscape for employers, immigrants, and their families: 10. USCIS increases site visi… Read More
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Increased Worksite Enforcement and Audits of H-1B (and L-1) Petitions

December 22nd, 2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the H-1B program and determined that USCIS employer site visits were being conducted in a sparse and inefficient manner. The purpose of these visits is to determine if the foreign national i… Read More
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