The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced-on Thursday, April 9, 2025, they have begun screening aliens (undocumented noncitizens) for any antisemitic activity on social media or harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits! The USCIS news release, “DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for…
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, USCIS announced that it has reached the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2025. March 5, 2025, is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2025. The “final receipt date” is the date…
You can now check USCIS processing times online at the USCIS web site. All you need to enter is your form number, and the office processing your case. USCIS has made processing times easier to understand and provide a more realistic date range. Check Case Processing Times The processing time…
On Wednesday, April 2nd, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced via a News Release that they have updated the USCIS Policy Manual and now only recognizes two biological sexes, male and female. This change was made to follow President Trump’s executive order entitled, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology…
List of some of the Top News Stories related to President Trump’s Deportations: NBC News (nbcnews.com), 4/2/25, Article and Video: ‘We were lied to’: Two women the Trump administration tried to send to El Salvador prison speak out ————————— NBC News (nbcnews.com), 4/1/25, Article and Video: Govt. immigration scorecard…
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is providing a simple client flyer to help you understand what you need to know about electronic device searches now occurring at U.S. ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to search electronic devices including phones, laptops, tablets and other…
On March 31, 2025, the American Immigration Council (AIC) and several partner organizations announced they are filing a lawsuit suing the Trump Administration over their requirement that immigrants register with the federal government! The AIC’s press release, American Immigration Council Suing Trump Administration Over Unprecedented Requirement That Immigrants Register with…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Monday, March 31st, that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap. They stated that selections were made randomly from among those applicants that correctly registered.…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…