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DHS Extends TPS for Several Countries

September 10th, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it will extend Temporary Protected Status designations for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan through December 31, 2022. This extension includes an… Read More
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USCIS Selects More H-1B Registrations for FY 2022 H-1B Cap

July 30th, 2021
USCIS has completed a second round of H-1B lottery selections this week. The second “lottery” was conducted because the initial H-1B lottery selection did not result in enough petition filings to meet the H-1B cap, despite USCIS receiving… Read More
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USCIS Continues Processing of DACA Renewals In Light of Recent Injunction

July 20th, 2021
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against the DACA program and ordered that new and pending initial DACA applications may no longer be processed by the Department of Homeland Security. The judge determined that, in establishing the pr… Read More
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H-1B Lottery Registration Begins March 9th for the 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Period

February 9th, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the H-1B lottery will be moving forward under the same procedures established during last year’s H-1B lottery. The FY 2022 cap registration period will open at noon EST on March 9… Read More
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TPS Extension Announced by USCIS

January 15th, 2021
USCIS has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal until at least October 2021. The extension is valid as long as an alien’s TPS is not withdrawn because of ind… Read More
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CDC Imposes COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Incoming Travelers to the United States

January 14th, 2021
Beginning January 26, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will require international travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test (within three calendar days prior to departure) or documentation of COVID-19 recovery and clearance fo… Read More
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Presidential Proclamations on Immigrant/Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Extended Through March 31, 2021

January 5th, 2021
President Trump has extended a travel ban for certain categories of immigrants and nonimmigrants to March 31, 2021. The purported basis for the extension of the ban is the Covid-19 pandemic. The original executive proclamation, issued in late June 20… Read More
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Court Orders Department of Labor Must Reissue Prevailing Wage Determinations

December 17th, 2020
A federal district court has ruled that the Department of Labor did not have good cause to expedite a restructuring of the prevailing wage system for H-1B, E-3 and H-1B1 nonimmigrants and was in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act, making… Read More
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USCIS to Implement Change to Naturalization Civics Test

November 17th, 2020
USCIS has recently announced changes to the naturalization civics test. The test will be expanded to 128 possible questions and will require applicants to answer more questions than the current naturalization test. The new test will apply to all appl… Read More
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District Court Rejects DHS Restrictions on DACA Program

November 17th, 2020
A federal district court recently invalidated the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) memorandum denying benefits for initial DACA recipients and limiting benefits for DACA renewal applications. Under the court order, DHS must accept initial DA… Read More
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10
DHS Extends TPS for Several Countries
September 10th, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday that it will extend Temporary Protected Status designations for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan through December 31, 2022. This extension includes an… Read More
Jul
30
USCIS Selects More H-1B Registrations for FY 2022 H-1B Cap
July 30th, 2021
USCIS has completed a second round of H-1B lottery selections this week. The second “lottery” was conducted because the initial H-1B lottery selection did not result in enough petition filings to meet the H-1B cap, despite USCIS receiving… Read More
Jul
20
USCIS Continues Processing of DACA Renewals In Light of Recent Injunction
July 20th, 2021
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against the DACA program and ordered that new and pending initial DACA applications may no longer be processed by the Department of Homeland Security. The judge determined that, in establishing the pr… Read More