On December 14, 2020, another district court ruled against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States interim final rule (“Wage Rule”), issued on October 8, 2020, that changed the…
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USCIS Accepting New DACA Requests Again
On December 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is accepting new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals also known as “DACA,” among other things. The announcement was made following a December…
DOL Rolls Back Wage Rule; USCIS’ Extreme H-1B Rule Will Not Take Effect
On Friday, December 4, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will not implement its Strengthening the H–1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program interim final rule (“H-1B Rule”) that was scheduled to take effect on December 7, 2020. Similarly, on December…
Federal Judge: DHS H-1B and DOL Wage Rules Violate Administrative Procedures Act
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California set aside both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Strengthening the H–1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program interim final rule (“H-1B rule”) and U.S. Department…
New USCIS Fees on Hold
A federal judge in California blocked the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing its new rule on increased filing fees. The nationwide injunction was issued yesterday, just three days before the new USCIS filing fees are scheduled to…
Supreme Court Clears Way for Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
On Monday, January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration’s request for a stay of the nationwide injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule, clearing a path for the implementation of the public charge…
Supreme Court Upholds “Travel Ban 3.0”
On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court rendered a decision in Trump v. Hawaii, upholding Travel Ban 3.0 by a vote of 5 to 4, allowing the travel ban to remain in effect. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John…
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Rules DHS Must Accept Entrepreneur Parole Applications From Foreign Entrepreneurs
On Friday, December 1, Federal Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), entrepreneurs, and startup companies on September 19, 2017 against the U.S. Department…
Supreme Court Reinstates Parts of President Trump’s “Travel Ban”
On Monday, June 26th, the Supreme Court allowed limited parts of President Trump’s “travel ban” to go into effect. The provision banning travelers from six countries – Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – will take effect with an…
DENIED! — Appeals Court Rules Against Reinstating Trump’s Travel Ban
After a tumultuous few weeks of chaos, global condemnation and law suits, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its highly anticipated decision on Thursday, refusing to reinstate Trump’s travel ban. The case will likely continue to make its way…
