H1B Visa Lawyer Blog
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click the link to view the April 2025 Visa Bulletin
Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s Deportations
List of some of the Top News Stories related to President Trump’s Deportations:
USA Today (usatoday.com), 3/23/25:
President Trump’s New Presidential Memoranda Targeting Immigration Lawyers!
On March 22, 2025, President Trump published a Presidential Memoranda (PM) on the White House website entitled, “ Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court“! This PM instructs the Attorney General, Pamela Bondi and the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem to prioritize enforcement of their respective regulations governing attorney conduct and discipline. In this memorandum he specifically targets immigration lawyers and law firms. The memo orders sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and immigration cases.
For more details and to read the Presidential Memorandum, please review the White House link, “ Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court “!
As a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), we stand with our President, Kelli Stump:
USCIS Electronic Reading Room
USCIS has an online Electronic Reading Room with access to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requested documents. The Reading Room is really a Web-based searchable database of public requested FOIA documents; mixed with USCIS documents that the government decided may have a larger public demand. You can use pull-downs to choose different listed subjects and include any month/year date from January 2011 to the present. You can also type in your own keywords to search.
Please visit this page for more information: Electronic Reading Room
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Reminder – FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period is Open!
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.”
For more details and exact times, review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7“!
Source of Information:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 3/21/25
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.
- What is this new Registration requirement? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided notice that there will be a Registration requirement for anyone in the United States who remains for a period of more than 30 days. The last time this Registration process was utilized was immediately after 9/11. The statutory basis for registration and fingerprinting comes from The Alien Registration of Act of 1940. This registration requirement will not result in a path to citizenship, nor will it lead to any immigration benefit. This Registration requirement will be used for enforcement purposes only.
- When do we need to register? You do not need to register until the registration process goes into effect on April 11, 2025. Until that time, you do not have any obligation or duty to file a registration form, nor do you have an obligation or duty to set up an online USCIS account. The registration process is not currently LIVE, meaning you SHOULD NOT be submitting anything to the USCIS concerning the registration process until the process becomes LIVE on 4/11/2025. No one should be creating a USCIS account nor registering with the USCIS at this time.
Immigration News – Top News Stories – President Trump’s Deportations
List of some of the Top News Stories related to President Trump’s Deportations:
AP News (apnews.com), 3/18/25:
Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
2025 USCIS Forms Updates – 3/8 and 3/17
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update.
There are (12) form updates for March 8th and (4) form updates for March 17th! To view these form updates and any others, review the USCIS Web Page: Forms Updates!
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Full List of Countries That May Face Donald Trump’s Travel Bans and Curbs
It has been reported that President Trump is considering a travel ban or strict curbs on travel from a list of countries they consider having possible security problems! The reported draft list includes as many as 43 countries, but their list could change. The Travel Ban would be divided into three categories; Red, Orange and Yellow!
For more details and to see the draft list, review the Newsweek News Article, “Full List of Countries That May Face Donald Trump’s Travel Bans and Curbs“.
Source of Information:
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 21, 2025
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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, March 21, 2025. Act now and submit your questions!