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

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

4 years ago

Biden reinvigorates US refugee programs

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

4 years ago

Discretionary Review Rule Withdrawn

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

4 years ago

TPS for Syria extended

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

4 years ago

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

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

4 years ago

USCIS updates on fee increase injunction

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

4 years ago

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

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

4 years ago

USCIS extends deadline flexibility for requests and notices

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

4 years ago

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

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

4 years ago

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

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

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