In immigration news, the rescission of DACA and building a wall has dominated the headlines. Thankfully, heightened scrutiny in the adjudication of business visas has been prevalent. We believe this is a result of the "Buy American and Hire American" executive order issued on April 18, 2017. This executive order seeks to... read more →
Oct
27
Oct
20
In today's climate, it is hard to go without a day where immigration law is not in the spotlight. However, even in 2017, some immigration regulations and policies can change quietly and without much fanfare. The case in point is the September 1, 2017, Department of State's new guidance as... read more →
Sep
22
As of September 5, 2017, United States, Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") will no longer accept new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA"). Please see this article for more details. Due to this recent change, USCIS will also stop adjudicating advance parole requests that are associated with DACA. Advance parole... read more →
Sep
05
In an effort to motivate Congress to finally enact major immigration reform President Trump has officially decided to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") The announcement calls for a "rolling back" of DACA, phasing it out within the next six months. The program will officially end on March... read more →
Sep
01
Do you have any idea how complex the process of immigration is and various deadlines if you do not have an immigration lawyer. The immigration law has changed over time, and for most of the people it is quite difficult to understand what is essential and when. If you have... read more →
Aug
23
Achieving immigration reform at the congressional level is extremely difficult. As such, most action geared towards immigration reform has been done via Executive Order. President Trump has long expressed his interests in reforming our immigration policies to a more merit-based system. With the signing of his Executive Order earlier this... read more →
Jul
25
Congress has extended the H2B visas to allow 15, 000 more visas for the year. This is great news for those looking to hire temporary employees. The H2B visa is available for temporary workers in the following non-agricultural industries: Landscaping Construction workers Hotel / Hospitality Golf courses Resorts / Ski... read more →
Jul
10
Earlier this year in January, President Trump signed executive orders designed to place greater focus on removal of certain immigrants that are in the country without permission. In February, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, John Kelly, issued memos detailing on how the President's executive orders would be... read more →
Jun
23
Following the signing of President Trump's Executive order on April 18th, four federal agencies were tasked with reviewing and recommending changes pertaining to employment-based foreign worker programs in order to prevent fraud and abuse and to ensure that visas were being awarded to the most skilled and highest-paid individuals. Naturally,... read more →
May
15
On April 18th, President Trump signed an executive order which focused on two areas of the administration's policy: protection of American jobs ("Hire American") and preference for U.S.-manufactured goods ("Buy American"). With regards to the protection of U.S. jobs, the order includes a section directed to the H-1B visa program.... read more →