Fines Drastically Increased for I-9 and Other Immigration Violations
Effective August 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), significantly increased civil fines for employers who commit I-9 and other violations of the Immigration Reform and Control...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Proposes New Parole for...
On August 26, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) proposed a new rule to allow certain foreign national entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in...
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Judge Rules Lawsuit Attacking H-1B Lottery Process Allowed to Proceed
On September 22, 2016, Judge Michael H. Simon, of the U.S. District Court of Oregon, ruled that Tenrec, Inc. v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs., a class action lawsuit challenging the annual...
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USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions
On March 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will temporarily suspend its premium processing service for H-1B petitions. The suspension of premium processing...
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Trump Administration Announces Crackdown On H-1B Visa Fraud
President Trump ran his presidential campaign on a pledge to protect the jobs of American workers. As part of this pledge, President Trump routinely on the campaign trail said that he wanted to limit...
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Government Announces A One-Time Increase in H-2B Visas
On July 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), along with the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), published a final rule increasing the number of H-2B visas available for the 2017...
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What You Need to Know About Employment Based Green Card Interviews
Until very recently, USCIS routinely waived in-person interviews for employment based adjustment of status cases. Instead, USCIS only conducted interviews in about 5-10% of all employment based...
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