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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January 26, 2021
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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January 25, 2021
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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January 25, 2021
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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January 22, 2021
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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January 22, 2021
UPDATE: After Executive Order, H-1B Rule Regarding End Clients Officially Withdrawn, Asylum Restrictions Postponed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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January 21, 2021
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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January 21, 2021
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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