Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025, a bill that seeks to impose significant new obligations and limitations on H-1B and L-1 employers, toughen eligibility criteria for H-1B and…
President Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and rule on the legality of his January 20 Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (EO), which would deny citizenship to children born in the United States to a mother in temporary lawful status or without…
On September 19, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation that bans an H-1B specialty occupation employee from entering the United States unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee for the sponsored employee, effective at 12:01 am EDT on Sunday, September 21.…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to alter the annual computerized H-1B cap lottery system to give an advantage in the selection process to those with the highest wage for their occupation and area of employment corresponding to…
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the launch of Project Firewall, which it describes as the agency’s renewed enforcement initiative for the H-1B visa program. Under Project Firewall, DOL is expected to conduct more frequent labor condition application (LCA) audits and investigations,…
On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order formally announcing the establishment of the new Gold Card program. The program would allow foreign nationals to obtain permanent residence through a $1 million payment to the U.S. government and permit corporate sponsors…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not extending the Syria Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, but will provide a 60-day transition period, according to a Federal Register notice published today. The Syria TPS designation expires on September 30, 2025; beneficiaries will…
Foreign nationals who currently have a pending or approved H-1B petition or a valid H-1B visa will not be subject to President Trump’s September 19 presidential proclamation on H-1B travel restrictions, and should be able to enter the United States after…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stay a district court decision that effectively reinstates the 2023 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation through October 2, 2026. DHS is expected to continue seeking…
The State Department has announced that the annual limit for the EB-5 Unreserved immigrant visa category has been met for FY 2025. As a result, the category is immediately unavailable and will remain so through September 30, the end of the fiscal…