ICE Immigration Victims Office (VOICE) Warning! https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/04/26/dhs-announces-launch-new-office-victims-illegal-immigrant-crime On April 26, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly announced the official launch of the U.S. Immigration and...
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FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration Begins March 9, 2021
The FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registration period will begin at 12pmET on March 9, 2021, and end at 12pmET on March 25, 2021.
The new H-1B cap registration final rule (86 FR 1676) modifying the H-1B cap selection process, amending current lottery procedures, and prioritizing prevailing wage takes effect on March 9, 2021.
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CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology at Washington Dulles and Boston Logan
CBP Deploys Biometric Exit Technology at Washington Dulles and Boston Logan Other Airports to Follow CBP News Release June 2, 2017 https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-deploys-biometric-exit-technology-washington-dulles CBP has deployed facial...
USCIS Transferring H1B EOS with H4&EAD from NSC to CSC
While we are temporarily required to file H1B Extensions of Stay (EOS) Petitions for an H-1B worker to continue the same employment with the same employer at Nebraska Service Center to balance (NSC) USCIS workload. Now, temporarily, USCIS is transferring H-1B EOS...
H Employers Face Increased Scrutiny As DOL Aggressively Confronts Visa Program Fraud and Abuse
H Employers may expect increased scrutiny and site visits as the Secretary of Labor Directs Agencies to Aggressively Confront Visa Program Fraud and Abuse The Secretary of Labor affirms the focus of DOL to "enforce vigorously all laws within its jurisdiction governing...
2017 Changes to USCIS H-1B Petition Adjudication: Policy Manual, Computer Programmer, Level 1 Wage
USCIS to update H-1B guidance to the USCIS Policy Manual in response to Senate request for action on H1B Program. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Grassley%20Signed%20Response%205.24.17.pdf USCIS Acting Director James McCament responded to a letter from...
USCIS Publishes EB-5 Regional Center Termination Notices Online
USCIS publishes Regional Center termination notices online and updates the page with additional termination notices as they become available. A regional center that USCIS has terminated from the EB-5 visa program may not solicit, generate, or promote investors or...
CBP Notifies Travelers of Departure Date with I-94 Website Feature
CBP I-94 Website Feature Notifies Travelers of Departure Date https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/05/31/cbp-reminds-travelers-departure-date-new-i-94-website-feature WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection I-94 website reminds travelers of their last possible...
USCIS Policy Memo Degree Completion Date Governs
Applicable to H1B or EB green cards.USCIS Policy Memo Matter of A-T-, Inc states the degree earned date rules https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/2017-4-17_PM-602-0144_Matter_of_O-A-Inc-_AAO_Adopted_Decision_2017-03.pdf(1) U.S. Citizenship...
Judge Reluctantly Orders Petitioner Removal Criticizing Trump Administration
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/05/30/17-16014.pdf Judge Criticizes Trump Administration in Removal Case The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt labeled the Trump administration's push to deport a father back to Mexico...
Automatic EAD Extension Affecting Form I-9 Completion and Reverification
The I-140 Final Rule regulatory amendments provide for the automatic extension of the validity periods of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766) for up to 180 days if the employee: - Timely filed to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document...

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