On June 8, 2026, a Federal District Court in Massachusetts vacated the September 19, 2025 Presidential Proclamation establishing a $100,000 fee for certain H-1B workers. The District Court vacated the Proclamation in its entirety, resulting in a ruling with nationwide…
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Federal Court Strikes Down Several USCIS Policies Including the Hold on the Adjudication of Benefit Applications By and On Behalf Of Nationals of 39 Countries
This morning, the Federal District Court in Rhode Island vacated several Policy Memoranda issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over the past 6 months which (i) placed a hold on the adjudication of benefit applications filed by or on behalf of…
USCIS Announces New Guidance for USCIS Officers Deciding Green Card Cases
The USCIS has released a policy memo stating that most green card applicants should pursue consular processing abroad rather than adjustment of status in the U.S. This memo emphasizes that adjustment of status is now considered extraordinary relief, requiring a comprehensive review of applicants’ backgrounds. Further clarification and potential legal challenges are expected.
Alternate Visa Options for Life Science Companies
By Abigail Swanson, Immigration Attorney While the most discussed temporary working visa is the H-1B, and the most used employment sponsored Green Card processes begins with the Labor Certification Application, there are several alternative temporary work visas and employment-based processes.…
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H-1B Visa Cap FAQ
Our H-1B Visa Cap FAQ was recently updated by Attorney Donald W. Parker U.S. employers use the H-1B program to employ tens of thousands of highly skilled workers. USCIS allocates the limited number of new H-1B visas through a lottery…
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Immigration Quick Takes – December 2021
USCIS Releases Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Adjudication Statistics for Fiscal Year 2021 In FY 2021 (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), USCIS confirmed the availability of 237,000 employment-based immigrant visas, comprising the standard 115,000 immigrant visas authorized annually plus an…
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The People Strike Back: USCIS Sued Over “Extraordinary Processing Delays” for H-4 / L-2 Extensions and EADs
Frustrated by lengthy delays that can run for 18 months or more, on March 22, 2021 the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to force the government agency…
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Premium Processing Resumes
Phased Premium Processing begins for I-140 Immigrant Visa Petitions and I-129 Visa Petitions for Temporary Workers, including the H-1B and L- visa categories By Donald W. Parker, Immigration Attorney On May 29, 2020, the USCIS announced the phased resumption of…
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Trump Administration Quietly Changes 25-Year-Old Rules Related To Misrepresentations
In September and October of 2017, the State Department quietly changed the rules that consular officers must follow when determining whether a foreign national has made a misrepresentation of a material fact.
The Rescission of the DACA Program
On September 5, 2017, President Trump announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program will be ending. DACA was put in place by the Obama Administration in June of 2012. It provided a period of deferred action from…
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