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USCIS Revises Policies and Procedures for Secure Identity Documents and Seeks Public Comments
Jan 17, 2019 12:00 am

USCIS is issuing revised policy guidance today to address the general policies and procedures related to secure identity documents issued by the ag...

Are AsianAmericans Against Providing Relief for Undocumented Immigrants?
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 am

As the Trump Administration continues to wage war on immigration by ramping up arrests of non-criminal undocumented immigrants and threatening to w...

New Study Says U.S. Lags Behind Other Nations as Desirable Immigration Destination
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 am

When hundreds of thousands of immigrants began arriving at New York Harbor at the turn of the 20th century, they were greeted by the Statue of Libe...

Filing a new H-1B CAP Petition While A Prior Petition under the previous FY CAP is Pending
Feb 8, 2018 12:00 am

Duplicative petitions filed by an employer for an employee in the same fiscal year will be denied or revoked. In certain limited circumstances, eve...

DHS to release proposed rule to make ‘public charge’ as a ground for inadmissibility
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am

DHS has drafted a notice of proposed rulemaking, that would allow immigration officers to scrutinize a potential immigrant’s use of certain t...

A Federal Judge in New York Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Rescission of the DACA Program
Feb 13, 2018 12:00 am

The district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction ordering the government to maintain the DACA program on the same terms and conditions...

USCIS Finalizes Guidance on Signature Requirements, USCIS no longer accepts Power of Attorney signatures
Feb 16, 2018 12:00 am

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that petitioners and applicants who seek immigration benefits must provide a vali...

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed on or Before December 21, 2018
Feb 18, 2019 12:00 am

USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, Feb. 19, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018. If you received a transfer notic...

Proposed Rule to remove H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization submitted to OMB
Feb 21, 2018 12:00 am

Proposed Rule to remove H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization has been submitted to OMB on February ...

Consequences of USCIS issued Policy Memo on H-1Bs Involving Third-Party Worksites
Feb 23, 2018 12:00 am

This policy memorandum can have far reaching effect on the future H-1B processing. The PM acknowledges petitioner-vendor(s)-client model third part...