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A Massachusetts federal judge has ruled that the $100,000 H-1B fee rule is an impermissible tax. It is yet unclear if this ruling is immediate or will be stayed while the government appeals. Read More

We are noticing an atypical delay in the adjudication of DACA renewal requests. The USCIS website continues to strongly encourage applicants to apply for renewal 120-150 days prior to their expiry date, and their approximate wait times still say 4 mo… Read More

On Friday, May 22, USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum stating that it will only approve adjustment of status (Forms I-485) in “extraordinary circumstances,” and that foreign nationals eligible for a green card should plan to obtain their green card… Read More

We have now heard of widespread reports of denials in this type of scenario: an H-1B worker gets laid off of their H-1B job, so they file a B-2 change of status petition within their 60-day grace period. Thereafter, they are offered a new H-1B job. U… Read More

As of April 27, USCIS is doing additional vetting for a variety of benefits applications (primarily affecting Forms I-485 for Adjustment of Status and Forms I-589 for Asylum) that is requiring adjudication holds. These holds are for the purpose of re… Read More

Please review ICE’s revised Form I-9 Fact Sheet. The most significant change is the reclassification of certain technical or procedural Form I-9 errors as “substantive violations” subject to immediate penalties. Employers must use Forms I-9 (or… Read More

Government Shutdown When Congress doesn’t pass a budget for the government on time, part of the government might stop operating. This is called a “government shutdown.” During a shutdown, only certain government employees can keep working. As o… Read More

New Immigration Fees Authorized by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” PDF Read More