By FARHANA KHERA and JOHNATHAN J. SMITH JULY 18, 2017 Lost amid the uproar over the Trump administration’s travel restrictions on citizens from Muslim-majority countries and the impending showdown at the Supreme Court are the insidious ways that the government has already begun to impose a Muslim ban. It’s doing […]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, increasing the number of available H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 15,000 through the end of Fiscal Year 2017, which is September 30, […]
Federal officials order 15,000 new visas for low-wage workers in seasonal jobs
18 Jul
by Foster, on News
By Tracy Jan Washington Post The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced a one-time increase of 15,000 additional visas for low-wage seasonal workers for the remainder of this fiscal year, a seeming about-face from President Trump’s “Hire American” rhetoric, following heavy lobbying from the fisheries, hospitality and other industries […]
New Form I-9 and I-9 Employer Handbook Announced on July 17, 2017
17 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. After September 17, 2017, the prior version of Form I-9 with revision date of 11/14/16 N will no longer be acceptable for use. The new Form I-9 is available on the USCIS I-9 central […]