Immigration Updates

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the suspension of premium processing for H-1B cap petitions would be extended from the original date of September 11, 2018, through the estimated date of February 19, 2019.  Additionally, the CIS has announced that, beginning September 11, […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2018, reflecting worldwide retrogression for EB-2, EB-3, and Other Workers, which follows previous retrogression in the EB-1 category. This retrogression may create a temporary opportunity during the month of September 2018 for certain beneficiaries of approved Form […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) had served Notices of Inspection on more than 5,200 businesses from January 2018 to the present as part of a two-phase nationwide operation to audit employer hiring records for compliance with employment eligibility verification requirements. By comparison, HSI […]

On Friday, August 3, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia again rejected the Government’s justification for ending the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program.  The court had previously ordered the Government to reinstate the program but vacated that order for a 90-day period in […]