September 16, 2021
Lawsuit Update: California Federal Court Strikes Down Wage-Based H-1B Rule, Preserving Lottery System for Now
U.S. District Judge Jeffery White struck down a Trump-era rule, which would have overhauled the existing annual H-1B lottery and replaced it with a wage-based system instead.…
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September 15, 2021
USCIS Announces 24-Month Extension for I-829 and I-751 Petitions
In recognition that processing times have increased over the last year, USCIS announced it is extending the time that a receipt notice can be used as evidence of status to 24…
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September 15, 2021
DACA Recap and Update: Biden Administration Files Appeal, Future Remains Uncertain as Congress Fails to Act
Efforts to create a permanent solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) remain in limbo. President Biden has continuously renewed calls for Congress to…
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September 15, 2021
USCIS Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
USCIS announced that starting October 1, anyone subject to the immigration medical examination requirement is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the…
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September 14, 2021
Democrats Hope To Add Immigration Reform To $3.5T Spending Plan
Democrats are presenting arguments to include immigration reform in the budget resolution. The Senate parliamentarian, which is an advisory role to the U.S. Senate, will hear…
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September 13, 2021
October 2021 Visa Bulletin: Continued Slow Movement for Employment-Based Visas
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin, the first visa bulletin in the fiscal year 2022. USCIS announced applicants must use…
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September 13, 2021
H-1B News: Biden Administration Signals Support for Wage-Based System Over Lottery
In a new court filing, the Biden Administration defended former President Trump's Final Rule modifying the H-1B visa lottery and selection process for Cap-subject petitions to…
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September 10, 2021
Federal Judge Blocks U.S. State Department Diversity Visa Priority Policy
A D.C. federal judge blocked the U.S. State Department policy that set diversity visas at a low priority. The judge instructed the government to make “good-faith efforts” to…
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September 8, 2021
Court First Finds “Racist” Statute Criminalizing Unauthorized Reentry Unconstitutional
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada issued a first-of-its-kind ruling that Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is unconstitutional.…
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September 8, 2021
“Public Charge” Explained: DHS Seeks Input on Rulemaking Efforts
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the DHS’s renewed attempts to clarify the rules of the “public…
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