U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon ET on March 7, 2025, and run through noon ET on March 24, 2025. During this time, employers and their legal representatives must register each […]
Author: Foster
Upcoming Webinar: Navigating the H-1B CAP Season: Updates and Modernization Rule Insights
5 Feb
by Foster, on Webinar
February 12, 2025 – 1:00 to 2:00 PM Register here: Registration This webinar will provide HR professionals with substantive knowledge about the criteria for the H-1B specialty occupation work visa; the H-1B CAP lottery and the H-1B CAP registration process. Additionally, this webinar will discuss the H-1B Modernization Rule which was […]
On January 28, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would vacate the January 17, 2025 notice made under the Biden administration to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. Kristi Noem, the new DHS Secretary under the Trump administration, took the position that the Biden […]
Temporary Restraining Order Granted Against Trump’s Attempt to End Automatic Birthright Citizenship
27 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
As widely expected, on President Trump’s first day in office, he issued an Executive Order for the stated purpose of limiting automatic birthright citizenship universally to all those born within the United States. In a hopeful sign of things to come in light of Trump’s many immigration-related Executive Orders during […]