USCIS Announces FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season Start, Updates, and Changes
New efforts underscore the agency’s commitment to supporting President Trump’s Buy American and Hire American executive order designed to protect U.S. workers. Keep Reading
Leader of Nonprofit Music Organization Pleads Guilty in Visa Fraud Scheme
Operator claimed foreign nationals were members of traditional Armenian performance groups and thus qualified for P-3 visas as “culturally unique” artists. Keep Reading
USCIS Strengthens Guidance on Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
USCIS will consider whether the age of the beneficiary or petitioner at the time the marriage was celebrated violates the law of the place of celebration and is recognized as valid. Keep Reading
USCIS to Shut Down Moscow Field Office
The USCIS field office in Athens, Greece, will assume jurisdiction over immigration matters in the Russian Federation and former Soviet states. Keep Reading
DHS Announces Final Rule Amending Regulations Governing H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
“The new registration system, once implemented, will lower overall costs for employers and increase government efficiency," says Cissna. Keep Reading
USCIS Expands Online Case Status, Filing Capabilities
Non-governmental organizations and stakeholders within the legal community informed USCIS that asylum applicants had found the process very difficult. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Why Deterrence Is Not the Answer to Reducing Asylum-Seeking Migrant Flows
Only actors making cost-benefit calculations and perceiving there to be a viable alternative to their actions are responsive. Keep Reading
These Policy Changes Will Impact Legal Immigrants in the U.S. in 2019
Not all of the new rules are punitive. Some help foreign citizens obtain immigration benefits such as green cards or permanent residence. Keep Reading
DHS Proposes Merit-Based Rule for H-1B Visa Program
The proposed temporary suspension provision would also allow USCIS to up-front delay the implementation of the H-1B registration process past the fiscal year (FY) 2020 cap season, Keep Reading
Queens Immigration Attorney Found Guilty of Operating Asylum Fraud Scheme
Dumitru submitted over 100 applications in which she knowingly made false statements and representations about, among other things, the applicants’ personal narratives of alleged persecution. Keep Reading
