On January 20, 2025, the President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” The primary purpose of this order is to implement enhanced screening and vetting procedures for foreign nationals seeking admission to the United States. Below is a detailed overview […]
Good news! USCIS has clarified how it evaluates O-1 nonimmigrant visas for individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement. This new guidance confirms and expands options for business owners, as well as others who may qualify for this visa. An O-1 visa is available to people with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, business, education, and […]
Trump Administration Tries to Strip U.S. Citizenship from Children and Is Sued In one of its very first actions, the Trump administration issued an executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to children to be born in the U.S. to many noncitizen parents. This attack, while expected, is unprecedented, and widely held by lawyers and legal […]
The immigration process can feel like an intimidating black box in the best of circumstances. When faced with difficult circumstances, the idea of considering federal litigation to solve an immigration problem can seem even more daunting. However, litigation is often the best way to solve issues where the government has acted unfairly by issuing a […]
The US Supreme Court recently held that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to review revocations of approved petitions issued by USCIS. In Boufara v. Mayorkas, the Supreme Court found that when the USCIS takes action to revoke a previously approved petition, the subject of that petition cannot seek relief in a US court by […]
Starting January 18, 2025, USCIS may end its mandatory practice of processing certain H-4 and L-2 dependent status applications and dependent Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) simultaneously with principal H-1 or L-1 petitions. This change would delay and disrupt work authorization for certain dependent spouses. For background, often a principal employee’s Form I-129 petition (Petition for […]
Good news for exchange visitors, scholars, and students! The J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa program has just become much less restrictive, allowing many more beneficiaries to immediately stay in or return to the U.S. This change will benefit nationals of China, India, and 35 other countries. What is the J-1 visa? The J-1 nonimmigrant visa category […]
What is the Policy? In January 2021, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) released a policy bulletin stating that secondary employers, who may not directly employ an H-1B worker but who are involved in placing the worker at their worksite, must also file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) to ensure proper wages and labor […]
On November 27, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Secretary of Homeland Security is granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Lebanese nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Lebanon) for a period of 18 months. Below is a breakdown of the requirements to qualify for TPS: […]