IMMIGRATION UPDATE 10.15.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE October 15, 2026 HEADLINES DHS Proposes $70,000 Fee for Optional Practical Training – The Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule that would require U.S. universities to pay a $70,000 fee for each F-1 student’s initial Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization and $30,000 for subsequent OPT requests. Trump Admin Suspends Microsoft […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 9.25.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – Month in Review September 25, 2026 HEADLINES Federal Court Postpones Effective Date of Final Rule Limiting Duration of Status for F, J, I Nonimmigrants – A federal court in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction that postponed a Department of Homeland Security final rule that would have ended duration-of-status (D/S) admissions for F, […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 9.1.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – Month in Review September 1, 2026 HEADLINES Visa Bulletin For September 2026 – The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for September shows no movement in the employment-based categories. Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Visas of B Visitors Who Applied for Asylum – According to reports, the Trump administration plans to begin revoking […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 6.10.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – May 11, 2026 BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS Congress Passes Immigration Enforcement Funding Bill – Congress passed a $70 billion bill to fund the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies for three years. It now goes to President Trump for his signature. Federal Court Blocks $100,000 H-1B Fee – On […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 5.11.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – May 11, 2026 HEADLINES New ICE I-9 Inspection Policy Increases Risks for Employers – A new fact sheet indicates a change in policy that increases the risks for employers by reclassifying some former technical violations as substantive. May Visa Bulletin Includes Advances in Various Immigrant Visa Categories, Possible Retrogression for India EB-5 […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 4.13.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – April 13, 2026 HEADLINES SAVE and E-Verify Release Updates on EADs Under TPS, Superseding Earlier Notices – The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements and E-Verify programs recently updated guidance on Employment Authorization Document validity in light of court orders affecting Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burma, Somalia, Haiti, and Syria, […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 3.26.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – March 26, 2026 HEADLINES USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026; Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visa Allocations – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker statutory cap for the second half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. USCIS […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 3.02.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – March 2, 2026 HEADLINES REMINDER: FY 2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 4 – The registration period for the Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B cap will open at 9:00AM Pacific on Wednesday, March 4 and run through 9:00 AM Pacific on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Any cap matters not yet initiated should be […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 2.03.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – February 3, 2026 HEADLINES FY 2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens March 4 – The initial registration period for the Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B cap will open at 9:00AM Pacific on Wednesday, March 4 and run through 9:00 AM Pacific on Thursday, March 19, 2026. DOL-DHS Temporary Rule Will Increase H-2B […]
IMMIGRATION UPDATE 1.28.26
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – January 28, 2026 HEADLINES Know Your Rights –A new California law, the California Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294), requires all employers to provide employees with a Know Your Rights advisory, covering workplace protections ranging from immigration-related rights to constitutional protections during law-enforcement interactions. The law is effective February 1, 2026. WHD […]