Immigration

By Franco Ordonez, McClatchy DC Bureau WASHINGTON – Under intense pressure from the business and technology communities, the Trump administration appears to be backing away from a policy change that could have forced foreign tech workers out of the country. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department […]

By Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept Five months after the deadliest human smuggling tragedy in more than a decade unfolded in his city, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus did something unusual: He opted to retain local control over a similar investigation, rather than hand the case off to his federal […]

By Joseph Tanfani, The Los Angeles Times About 262,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. will lose temporary legal status that many have enjoyed for almost two decades, the Trump administration announced on Monday. The Department of Homeland Security’s decision, which has been widely anticipated with deep anxiety in Salvadoran communities, […]

In less than three months, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019) H-1B quota. No more than 85,000 new H-1B visa numbers, which include 20,000 U.S. Master’s exempt numbers, are available for […]