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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) disputes that it denied numerous H-1B registrations as duplicates during the H-1B visa lottery process due to flaws in its new system. Attorneys raised concerns after discovering many foreign-born professionals, through no fault of their own, were denied a chance at one of the 85,000 H-1B petitions available for new H-1B […]

Coronavirus will delay processing of H-1B visa applications that are subject to the annual cap, federal authorities said. Although the application period for cap-subject H-1B visas opened April 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration said it will not start entering application data into its systems until at least May 1 “due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” Read

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his forthcoming executive order barring new immigration will apply only to people seeking green cards, last 60 days and won’t affect workers entering the country on a temporary basis. Read More

As many of you probably heard, Trump tweeted out on April 20 that he plans to temporarily halt immigration into the U.S.  He gave no specifics, so we are unsure what this means.  However, here is a well-written article about the proposed suspension and how faulty and self-serving it is. Trump Does It: An Executive

Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak | The White House” President Trump has signed the Executive Order he alluded to in Monday evening’s Tweet. The Order lasts for 60 days, can be renewed, and affects people outside of the U.S.

USCIS’s closures due to COVID-19 have been extended until June 3. The tentative reopen date is now June 4. While offices are temporarily closed, USCIS will continue to provide limited emergency in-person services. Please call the USCIS Contact Center for assistance with emergency services. All appointments that were canceled will be rescheduled. You can find the official

Lawsuit Asks Judge To Stop Trump Immigration Order A new legal action has asked a federal judge to place a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s April 22, 2020, presidential proclamation designed to prevent many Americans from sponsoring family members for immigration. The legal action builds on an existing lawsuit that has blocked the Trump administration

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