February 3, 2021
H-1B Stamping: How to Navigate the Current Visa Ban, Pandemic Related Travel Restrictions, and Ongoing Consular Delays
As some travel restrictions begin to ease, many ILBSG clients have questions about traveling outside the U.S. and what to expect if H-1B stamping is required. As there are still…
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February 2, 2021
H-1B Cap Update: USCIS Announcement Anticipated Soon to Clarify Whether FY 2022 Cap will be Wage-Based or Lottery System
As ILBSG has reported over the last several days, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order formally recommending that all government agencies consider postponing any…
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February 1, 2021
From the DHS Office of Public Affairs: DHS Statement on Equal Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Distribution Sites
DHS and its Federal government partners fully support equal access to the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine distribution sites for undocumented immigrants. It is a moral and public…
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February 1, 2021
Tech Union Appeals Continuation of OPT Visa Program
An influential union representing tech workers has plans to appeal a federal judge's decision to uphold the optional practical training (OPT) program. The OPT program allows…
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February 1, 2021
Indian Woman’s Asylum Request Revived
A decision was overturned that denied an Indian woman asylum. The 9th Circ. found that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) wrongly held that death threats, physical attacks on…
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January 29, 2021
Block Lifted on Migrant Children Expulsion Policy
Today, the D.C. Circuit lifted a lower court's order that barred the U.S. government from turning back unaccompanied migrant children from the border. A COVID-19 public health…
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January 28, 2021
News Alert: USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants,…
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January 28, 2021
International Technological University (ITU) To Pay Settlement for False Claims Allegations to Student Visa Fraud
The International Technological University (ITU) has agreed to settle allegations related to student visa fraud. ITU will pay the United States $1.17 Million under the qui tam…
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January 28, 2021
OPT Monitoring Unit Creation Cancelled
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is no longer working to create an Optional Practical Training (OPT) compliance unit. Following an internal review of efforts to…
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January 28, 2021
Update: Advance Copy of DOL Proposal Released, Delays Effective Date of H-1B Rule Increasing Prevailing Wages
The Biden Administration issued an executive order instituting a regulatory freeze. The executive order recommended that all currently published rules which are not already in…
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