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18 Jan 2018

Potential Government Shutdown After January 19, 2018

With less than a week left to pass a spending bill to extend government operations, there is a possibility that the U.S. government will be forced to shut down temporarily as of midnight on January 19, 2018. Such shutdowns are rare, and there is a...

16 Jan 2018

NewsFlash! Trump Administration Asking Supreme Court to Overturn DACA Injunction

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking the unorthodox step of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal district court's nationwide injunction blocking the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In addition, the DOJ has appealed this decision...

17:13 / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief

16 Jan 2018

February 2018 Visa Bulletin: Slight Movement, Short-Term Predictions

The February 2018 Visa Bulletin was released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) this afternoon. China sees some slightly faster-than-expected movement in the employment-based categories, but the rest is largely in line with previous predictions. This upcoming visa bulletin also includes some predictions for...

17:06 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / Immigrant Family / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

15 Jan 2018

USCIS Resumes Accepting DACA Renewal Applications Following Court Order

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now, once again, accepting applications to renew benefits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This comes following a preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court on January 9, 2018, temporarily preventing the Trump...

11:44 / For Families / Immigrant Family / Legislation / NewsBrief

10 Jan 2018

Federal Judge Delivers Temporary Relief for DACA Recipients

Last night, a federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Per the court order, anyone who had DACA status as of the date President Trump ordered that the program be rescinded, September 5,...

10:09 / For Families / For Individuals / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News

10 Jan 2018

Update on Proposed Bill Targeting H1B-Dependent Employers

Every year, there are numerous immigration bills proposed in Congress. It is extremely rare for any of these proposals to gain traction. Therefore, MurthyDotCom typically does not report on proposed bills until and unless it appears there is a bill with a reasonable chance of...

06:48 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Legislation / NewsBrief / Worker

09 Jan 2018

TPS for El Salvador Being Terminated, Effective September 9, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 8, 2018 that the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for certain nationals of El Salvador will be terminated as of September 9, 2019. Under the Trump Administration, the DHS has announced the termination of TPS...

16:52 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief

09 Jan 2018

NewsFlash! Trump Administration Abandons Attempts to End AC21 H1B Extensions

It seems that the Trump Administration is no longer pursuing efforts to eliminate extensions of H1B status beyond the standard six-year max, as permitted by the American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act (AC21). The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) noted that it...

10:35 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

03 Jan 2018

Legislative Barriers Likely Prevent Trump from Eliminating AC21 H1B Extensions

In recent days, news of a potential change in policy related to the American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act (AC21) has begun to spread throughout the legal and immigrant communities. Sources claim that the Trump Administration is considering regulatory changes to the policy...

13:40 / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

03 Jan 2018

Transfer Notices for I-485 Applicants No Cause for Alarm

As previously announced, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is scheduling an in-person interview for any I-485 applicant who filed the I-485 adjustment-of-status application on or after March 6, 2017 based on an I-140. Many of these pending adjustment applications are being transferred to...

07:42 / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

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Potential Government Shutdown After January 19, 2018

NewsFlash! Trump Administration Asking Supreme Court to Overturn DACA Injunction

February 2018 Visa Bulletin: Slight Movement, Short-Term Predictions

USCIS Resumes Accepting DACA Renewal Applications Following Court Order

Federal Judge Delivers Temporary Relief for DACA Recipients

Update on Proposed Bill Targeting H1B-Dependent Employers

TPS for El Salvador Being Terminated, Effective September 9, 2019

NewsFlash! Trump Administration Abandons Attempts to End AC21 H1B Extensions

Legislative Barriers Likely Prevent Trump from Eliminating AC21 H1B Extensions

Transfer Notices for I-485 Applicants No Cause for Alarm

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