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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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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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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Nominated to Lead the DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas Advances to Full Senate Vote

On January 26, 2021, a bipartisan 7-4 vote from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs recommended Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the U.S. Department of…


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President Biden Proposes Comprehensive and Sweeping Changes for US Immigration System

President Biden announced a set of proposed changes to the U.S. immigration system with a comprehensive bill that changes the immigration landscape for many. Notably, foreign…


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Proposed Immigration Restrictions

Representatives Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Bob Good (R-Virginia) introduced immigration bills that are unlikely to gain traction in Congress. The bills propose the elimination of…


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DACA Protected By President Biden Executive Order

President Biden issued an executive order requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to work together to protect and strengthen the DACA initiative. The…


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UPDATE: After Executive Order, H-1B Rule Regarding End Clients Officially Withdrawn, Asylum Restrictions Postponed

As ILBSG reported earlier, the Biden Administration ordered a freeze on regulatory action, recommending a 60-day delay in the effective date of currently pending rules. Rules that…


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H-1B Update: President Biden Issues Executive Order Freezing Recent H-1B Rules, Latest Rule Withdrawn Altogether

On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a series of executive orders, with several immediately impacting immigration. As expected, President Biden issued orders to preserve…


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White House Releases Statement on “Regulatory Freeze” for New or Pending Rules

The White House issued a few hours after President Joe Biden was sworn into presidency, a broad “regulatory freeze” directing the heads of executive departments and agencies…


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