Earlier this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided additional guidance on implementation of President Trump’s September 19 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…
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided additional guidance on implementation of President Trump’s September 19 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. The…
On Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed suit against a September 19 Presidential Proclamation restricting the entry of certain H-1B nonimmigrants and imposing a new $100,000 fee on their employers. The case, Chamber of Commerce v. DHS, Case No. 1:25-cv-03675…
Today, a group of organizations and individuals filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court challenging President Trump’s September 19 presidential proclamation that bans certain H-1B specialty occupation employees from entering the United States unless their employer has paid a $100,000 fee,…
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…
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 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,…
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…
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule that would apply a weighted selection process to the annual H-1B cap has cleared federal review. The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review three weeks ago. Though details…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking federal review of a proposed rule that would apply a weighted selection process to the annual H-1B cap. Though details are confidential until publication in the Federal Register, the proposed rule could…