Alert: H-1B FY 2022 Cap Registration Dates Announced

USCIS has officially announced the FY 2022 H-1B Cap registrations dates. The H-1B registration period will be from March 9 – March 25. Following the completion of the registration…


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Dream Act Reintroduced

The Dream Act, a long-standing proposal that offers a pathway to citizenship to undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children was reintroduced. Senator Durbin…


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Breaking News: FY 2022 H-1B Cap Will Be Random Lottery, Not Proposed Wage-Based System

On Monday, USCIS plans to publish notice in the Federal Register formally postponing the H-1B Final Rule modifying the H-1B Cap to a wage-based system until December 31, 2021. As…


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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