A federal district court in California has set aside two new immigration regulations that were promulgated on a fast track by the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) in early October. Ruling on summary judgment, the court found that the agencies did…
This year, foreign nationals hoping to travel abroad during the holiday season face several additional considerations: What are the travel and COVID-19 restrictions in your destination country? Nearly all countries and jurisdictions have implemented some combination of entry, quarantine, and…
According to the State Department’s December Visa Bulletin, final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be: EB-1: All countries except for China and India will remain current in November. China and India will advance by four months to…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it is extending until December 31, 2020 its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process and thus allow eligible employers…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has put the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge rule back in effect by placing an administrative stay on a November 2 lower court ruling blocking the rule. The case is Cook County et al. v…
Today a federal district court in Illinois vacated the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge regulation on the basis that the rule violates the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). The court order takes effect nationwide immediately, and prevents U.S. Citizenship…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a regulation that seeks to replace its random, computerized H-1B lottery with a system that allocates H-1B visa numbers according to the Department of Labor’s four-level wage system. The proposed rule, which is…
At a glance EB-1 China and EB-1 India final action dates will advance by six months to December 1, 2018. EB-2 China will advance by over seven weeks to April 22, 2016, and EB-2 India will advance three weeks to September…
The State Department has released a proposal to eliminate an option available in certain limited circumstances for foreign workers to obtain a B-1 business visitor visa “in lieu of” an H-1B specialty occupation or H-3 trainee visa (BILOH, or “B…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, numerous universities and other groups are challenging two new immigration regulations that were promulgated on a fast track by the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) in recent…