On June 22, the President signed Presidential Proclamation (P.P.) 10052, which extends P.P. 10014, which suspended the entry to the United States of certain immigrant visa applicants, through December 31, 2020. Reuters News reports that the President has issued Proclamation on Dec 31, 2020 extending suspension till March 31, 2021. P.P. 10052 also suspends the[Read More]
Trump Administration Executive Action
President Trump issues Executive Order seeking to Review Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices on Temporary Foreign Workers
President Trump has issued an “Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers”. The Executive Order (“EO”) seeks to review the federal contracting and hiring practices in relation of use of foreign workers in the U.S. and abroad in government contracting and subcontracting. EO lays the policy objective[Read More]
President Trump has issued the Proclamations temporarily suspending the entry of new immigrants
President Trump has issued Presidential Proclamations on April 22, 2022 (PP 10014) suspending the entry of new immigrants by 60 days (those seeking permanent residency). Executive Order 10052 extended the validity of suspension till December, 31 2020. Current Executive Order (EO) impacts following group of individuals: Those who are outside the United States on the effective[Read More]
DHS published the Final Rule related to the public charge ground of inadmissibility citing Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Washington, DC. On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule that codifies regulations governing the application of the public charge inadmissibility ground under INA section 212(a)(4). On Oct. 10, 2018, DHS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which published in the Federal Register for a 60-day comment period. DHS received and considered over 266,000 public comments before issuing this final rule. The final rule provides summaries and responses to all significant public comments. The final rule enables the federal[Read More]
USCIS Issues Revised Final Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors
Washington, D.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised final Policy Memorandum related to unlawful presence after considering feedback received during a 30-day public comment period that ended June 11, 2018. F, J, or M nonimmigrants who failed to maintain their nonimmigrant status before August 9, 2018 start accruing unlawful presence based on that failure[Read More]
USCIS Updates Notice to Appear Policy Guidance to Support DHS Enforcement Priorities
Washington, DC. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued updated Guidance today that aligns its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security. A Notice to Appear (NTA) is a document given to an alien (non-nationals) that instructs them to appear before an immigration judge on a[Read More]
AILA’s “Invisible Wall” Report Sheds Light on Trump Administration Policies to Restrict Legal Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) today released a new report, “Deconstructing the Invisible Wall: How Policy Changes by the Trump Administration are Slowing and Restricting Legal Immigration.” Highlighted by real-life case examples, the report describes the broad array of immigration-related policy and procedural changes that have been implemented by the administration that[Read More]
Impacts of Government Shutdown on mobility and visa matters
Washington, DC. Due to a failure to pass a relevant funding bill (government budget), a shutdown of the United States federal government began at 12 am EST on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Federal government’s operations will vary by agency, and “non-essential operations” of impacted agencies will be closed because of the shutdown. Following are impacts[Read More]
The Hill: Tech trade groups push Trump to allow H1B spouses work
The Hill: A coalition of major Washington, D.C., trade associations representing technology and other industries is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve visas that allow spouses of H1B high-skilled workers to also be employed in the U.S. “Individuals looking to obtain H-4 authorization already legally reside in the United States and are[Read More]
Skilled workers and employers should not be alarmed by McClatchy DC’s report that DHS weighs major change to H-1B foreign tech worker visa program
By citing unnamed sources McClatchy DC reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) weighs major change to H-1B foreign tech worker visa program. DHS is considering new regulations that would prevent H-1B visa extensions, according to two U.S. sources briefed on the proposal. The measure potentially could stop hundreds of thousands of foreign workers from keeping their[Read More]