USCIS RULES OUT FURLOUGHS
USCIS has announced that, due to “unprecedented” spending cuts and an increase in revenues, it would not go forward with the furloughs...
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR USCIS
On Saturday, August 22, 2020, House lawmakers unanimously passed a bill to provide emergency funding to USCIS, which is planning to...
H-1B CAP UPDATE: USCIS CONDUCTS SECOND H-1B CAP LOTTERY
On August 14, USCIS announced the results of a second H-1B cap lottery. The agency selected an additional number of H-1B registrations...
COURT ORDERS TRUMP TO ACCEPT NEW DACA APPLICATIONS
A federal court ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications. The...
EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITS FEDERAL CONTRACTORS’ USE OF FOREIGN LABOR
On August 3, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order framed as “Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the...
ICE ANNOUNCES ANOTHER EXTENSION TO I-9 COMPLIANCE FLEXIBILITY UNTIL AUGUST 19
ICE announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. Due to the...
USCIS TO RAISE FILING FEES STARTING OCTOBER 2
Taking effect Oct. 2, USCIS has published a final rule significantly increasing its fees for most immigration and work applications. The...
FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP IMMIGRATION 'PUBLIC CHARGE' RULE DUE TO PANDEMIC
On July 30, 2020 a federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out two rules that bar immigrants...
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ENTRY BAN
On July 21, 2020, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several trade associations have sued the Trump Administration over the anticipated...
PRESIDENT ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ELIMINATING HONG KONG'S PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
The White House issued an executive order on Hong Kong normalization on July 14. The order deprives Hong Kong of a number of privileges...
