H-1B cap-subject registration period to open March 9, 2021

3 years ago

USCIS announced that the H-1B registration period for cap-subject registrations would open on March 9, 2021, at noon eastern time.…

Biden reinvigorates US refugee programs

3 years ago

In stark contrast to the Trump Administration, President Biden issued an executive order on February 4th, 2021, to rebuild the…

Discretionary Review Rule Withdrawn

3 years ago

A notice published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2021 withdrawing one of the last-minute regulations pushed by the…

TPS for Syria extended

3 years ago

An 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status was announced today for Syria. According to the Department of Homeland Security, this…

Mendez Rojas settlement agreement finalized on the one year filing deadline for asylum

3 years ago

USCIS posted a notice on the final settlement agreement reached in the Mendez Rojas v. Wolf class action. This lawsuit…

USCIS updates on fee increase injunction

3 years ago

USCIS posted a notice in the federal register regarding the fee increases which were proposed to take effect in 2020.…

BIA issues new decision, Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021)

3 years ago

The Board of Immigration Appeals published a new decision on January 28, 2021, titled Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec.…

USCIS extends deadline flexibility for requests and notices

3 years ago

USCIS has again extended the deadline flexibility for numerous types of requests. These requests are issued routinely to those applying…

Biden revokes the Trump Administration’s Buy American and Hire American executive order

3 years ago

On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order about the purchase of American goods. The order is titled…

BIA decision in Matter of Dikhtyar, 28 I&N Dec. 214 (BIA 2021)

3 years ago

The Board of Immigraiton Appeals issued a new precedent decision on January 22, 2021, titled Matter of Dikhtyar. This decision…