Asylum Restriction Efforts Blocked

Efforts to restrict immigrants fleeing from oppression was blocked by a federal judge on Friday January 8, 2021. The rule curbs refugees from Central America seeking asylum in the…


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President-Elect Biden States New Immigration Legislation To Be Introduced Immediately After Taking Office

Biden says he’ll introduce immigration legislation “immediately” after taking office. Biden adds his Justice Department will investigate the Trump administration’s separation of…


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H-1B Visa Denial for Market Research Analyst Reversed by Massachusetts Judge

Yesterday, the denial of an H-1B Visa for a market research analyst working with a Boston commercial real estate developer was reversed in federal court. Judge Rya W. Zobel of the…


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DHS Announces Final Rule for H-1B Lottery for Visa Workers

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a final rule changing the lottery for H-1B Visas. The ruling affects specialty occupation visas. The proposed selection process…


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USCIS Updates to National Average Processing Time Shows Increasing Time Requirements

The USCIS recently released an update to the Historical National Average Processing Time for All USCIS Offices for Select Forms, by fiscal year. The current update includes Q3…


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President Trump Extends Freeze on H-1B Visas

On December 31, 2020, President Trump extended the freeze on H-1B Visas for Computer Occupations through March 31, 2021. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US…


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U.S. District Court Vacates “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program Interim Final Rule”

On December 1st 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program Interim Final…


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US Senate Passes Bill S.386 – Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

On December 2nd, 2020, Bill S.386 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 passed in the U.S. Senate. Bill S.386 is not effective as law yet, but is in the bill stage…


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US Federal Court Decision Rules in Favor to Keep STEM OPT Program

On December 1st, 2020, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia granted summary judgment upholding the Department of Homeland Security’s post-graduate Optional…


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US Federal District Court Strikes Down Two H-1B Visa Restrictions

On December 01, 2020, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California declared that two rules from the Department of Labor (DOL)…


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