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14 Jul 2017

Federal Judge Expands List of Qualifying U.S. Relatives for Exemption to Travel Ban

On Thursday, July 14, 2017, a federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction, preventing the Trump Administration from imposing the travel ban on those who have "…grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States." This expands...

13 Jul 2017

Trump Backs Off Promise to Terminate DACA, but Cancels Its Expansion and DAPA

The Trump Administration will keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in place for the time being, but has rescinded a memo from then-President Obama that was to expand DACA and create the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents...

08:10 / Family Based / For Families / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident

11 Jul 2017

August 2017 Visa Bulletin: EB2 ‘Rest of the World’ Retrogresses, EB3 India Advances

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2017 Visa Bulletin this afternoon. In the final action (FA) chart, the cutoff dates in the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category remain unchanged, leaving India and China stuck at January 1, 2012. In the employment-based, second...

14:45 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

08 Jul 2017

Indians Can Enroll in Global Entry from July 2017

On July 3, 2017, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that citizens of India can now enroll in the Global Entry Program. In a largely unreported story that should have gained substantial news media coverage, India is among only eleven countries in the...

11:52 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel / Visitor

08 Jul 2017

Four Middle-Eastern Airlines Allow Laptops on Flights to the U.S.

Major news media recently announced there would be a laptop ban in the cabins of most Middle-Eastern flights bound for the United States. What has been largely unreported is that the ban has been lifted against four major carriers. The four airlines are Etihad, Emirates,...

11:49 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel

06 Jul 2017

USCIS Discretionary Grant of 10-Day Grace Period on Certain I-94 Approvals

The January 17, 2017 regulation for employment-based applicants includes a provision to allow for up to a 10-day grace period both before and after the work authorization period for certain foreign nationals in E-1, E-2, L-1, or TN status. These grace periods have also long...

12:19 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

03 Jul 2017

DOL News Release Further Emphasizes Focus on Compliance and Enforcement Efforts

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a news release on June 6, 2017, which details actions the agency is taking to combat entities committing visa fraud and abuse. The news release quotes Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, who states, "Entities who engage in visa...

08:02 / Compliance / For Employers / Investigation / NewsBrief / Worker

29 Jun 2017

NewsFlash! Partial Travel Ban Goes Into Effect, DOS Explains Implementation

Last night, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a cable to all U.S. embassies and consulates, providing instructions on how the partial travel ban is to be implemented. This is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 26, 2017 to allow...

13:26 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel / Visitor

26 Jun 2017

NewsFlash! Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Parts of Travel Ban, Will Hear Case Fall 2017

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider an appeal by the Trump Administration regarding the decision of several lower courts to block President Trump’s March 6, 2017 executive order that was to impose a travel ban on citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries....

11:05 / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Legislation / NewsBrief / Travel / Visitor

26 Jun 2017

NFAP Study Rebuts Numerous Criticisms of H1B Program

Earlier this month, the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) released the results of a new study on the use of H1B workers by Indian-based companies that undercuts many of the claims made by politicians critical of the H1B program. The study, which focuses on...

07:56 / For Employers / H1B / NewsBrief / Worker

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