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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Biden Policy Gives Employers New Ways To Help Dreamers

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 7/22/2024

On June 18, the Biden administration announced a two-part administrative action that provides an opportunity for certain undocumented immigrants to transition to permanent residence or an employer-sponsored immigration...more

Department Of State Proposes To End B-1 In Lieu Of H-1B Visa

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/22/2020

The B-1 in lieu of H-1B visa has been used by international companies to bring employees who remain on payrolls abroad to the United States for short periods of time (generally fewer than six months) to do professional level...more

Federal Agency COVID-19 Responses

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/9/2020

*Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as new information is available. This alert was originally published on March 25, 2020, and last updated October 9, 2020. 1. Administration...more

USCIS to Resume Implementing Public Charge Rule Nationwide

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/1/2020

On September 22, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website to indicate that it would resume implementing the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (often referred to as the...more

DHS May Resume Public Charge Rule, Federal Appeals Court Rules

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/24/2020

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may resume implementation of the new Public Charge Rule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. The factors that are considered under the new Public Charge...more

National Interest Exemptions To Visa Restrictions

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/18/2020

The Department of State (DOS) has provided more details to the Consulates on the national interest exemption under President Donald Trump’s June 22, 2020, executive order. The “Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of...more

Public Charge Rule Blocked by New York Federal Court Judge amidst Pandemic

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 7/31/2020

On Wednesday, a New York federal court blocked the Trump administration's public charge rule, and held that enforcement of the rule should be halted nationwide for the duration of the pandemic national health emergency. The...more

COVID-19's Latest Impact on Business Immigration

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/6/2020

President Donald Trump’s executive action putting a temporary hold on the entry of certain immigrants to the United States has so far had a limited impact on most business immigration. That is primarily because the majority...more

What is the Impact of President Trump's Temporary Immigration Suspension?

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/24/2020

In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. labor market, on Monday President Trump tweeted “I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” Yesterday, the President signed an Executive...more

Supreme Court Clears Department of Homeland Security’s Public Charge Rule to Go Forward Nationwide; Department of State Follows...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/4/2020

In a 5–4 decision on February 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Wolf v. Cook County, Illinois (No. 19A905) in favor of staying an Illinois district court’s injunction blocking the Trump...more

Public Charge Rule Update: Making Sense of All the Moving Pieces

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2019

The Trump administration’s public charge rule is on hold, at least temporarily. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State each introduced a version of the rule. ...more

Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Signals Immigration Priorities for Federal Agencies

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 11/15/2018

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of State (DOS) released their fall 2018 Regulatory Agendas. Issued twice per year (fall and spring), this notice forecasts possible...more

Impact of Government Shutdown on Immigration Matters

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 1/22/2018

Here is what we know so far about how this past weekend’s federal government “shutdown” will affect immigration adjudications and other related matters. As U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operations are...more

Possible Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences For Employers And Their Foreign National Employees

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/1/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: If Congress cannot resolve FY2018 funding issues by December 8, 2017, resulting in a federal government shutdown, it will have a ripple effect on employers, both large and small, with an impact on several...more

Timing is Everything

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/6/2017

In immigration news, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 that it has resumed its premium processing program for all H-1B visa petitions. USCIS had previously suspended...more

Immigration Law Update - August 2017

Clark Hill PLC on 8/15/2017

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the latest Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17, 2017. Employers will be able to either (1) use this revised version or (2) continue...more

Special Immigration Alert - July 2017

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/21/2017

USCIS Releases Revised Version of Form I-9 and Accompanying Form I-9 Handbook for Employers - On July 17, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a new version of Form I-9. Form I-9 is used...more

June 2017 Special Immigration Alert

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/2/2017

President Trump Notifies Congress of Intent to Renegotiate NAFTA - On May 18, 2017, President Trump officially notified Congress of the administration’s intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement...more

Update on the President’s Executive Order Banning Selected Travel

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/7/2017

On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” (“EO”). In pertinent part, the EO...more

Update Regarding the January 27th Executive Order on Immigration

Clark Hill PLC on 2/7/2017

In light of the January 27, 2017 Executive Order ("EO") titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," which is summarized in prior Clark Hill Immigration Updates, we are providing this...more

President Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Travel Ban, Increased Foreign National Vetting Procedures and Visa Processing...

FordHarrison on 2/2/2017

President Trump’s Executive Order (“Order”) of January 27, 2017, “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” could have a significant impact on the American immigration system. Employers...more

Immigration Policy Choices Under the New Administration

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/22/2016

Now that the election is over, focus turns to the U.S. immigration policy of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration over the next four years. Forecasts of this type are never easy with any new President; the task is...more

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