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  • April 4, 2021 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • April 5, 2021
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    Class Action Filed Against DHS for L-2 and H-4 Processing Delays On March 22, 2021, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Wasden Banias, LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), challenging processing delays on extensions of status and employment authorization documents (EADs) for H-4 and L-2 nonimmigrant spouses.

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  • March 15, 2021 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • March 18, 2021
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    DHS Rescinds Public Charge Rule, Withdraws Appeals of Injunctions Blocking It The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded regulations resulting from a final rule issued in August 2019 that was vacated by a federal district court. Under the now-rescinded rule, the government could deny applications for green cards, temporary nonimmigrant status, and naturalization if the

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  • March 3, 2021 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • March 4, 2021
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021” Unveiled by Biden Administration, Democrats The Biden administration and Democratic sponsors in the Senate and House of Representatives have put forth a sweeping new immigration reform bill, the 353-page “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.” The bill states its purpose as providing an earned path to citizenship, addressing the root causes

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  • February 15, 2021 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • February 15, 2021
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    USCIS Delays H-1B Wage-Based Selection Process for Cap-Subject Petitions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is delaying the effective date of a final rule that changed the selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions. The rule would essentially eliminate the lottery process to give priority to higher wage offerings. The wage-based selection process is delayed to

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  • February 4, 2021 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • February 4, 2021
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    USCIS To Abide by Previous Filing Fee Amounts Under Preliminary Injunction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to abide by previous filing fee amounts because of preliminary injunctions in ILRC v. Wolf and Nw. Immigrant Rts. Project v. USCIS. USCIS said it is complying with the terms of these orders and “is not

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  • December 3, 2020 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • December 2, 2020
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) extended until December 31, 2020, flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to ongoing precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary guidance was set to expire November 19, 2020.

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  • October 5, 2020 Newsletter Powered By ABIL

    • November 13, 2020
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Block on H, L, J Foreign Workers On October 1, 2020, a U.S. district judge ruled in NAM v. DHS against aspects of President Trump’s June 22, 2020, proclamation that effectively blocked visa issuance to many foreign workers. More specifically, the proclamation prevented visa issuance to intracompany transferees

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  • October 12, 2020 Newsletter Powered By ABIL

    • November 13, 2020
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    DOL Issues Interim Final Rule Raising Prevailing Wages for Foreign Workers The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule on October 8, 2020, amending Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing prevailing wages for nonimmigrant H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 foreign workers and immigrant EB-2 and EB-3 and foreign workers. Specifically, DOL is increasing

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  • November 2, 2020 Newsletter Powered By ABIL

    • November 13, 2020
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    Late November Visa Bulletin Preserves Forward Movement for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Numbers The Department of State released the November Visa Bulletin about two weeks later than usual, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is allowing applicants to use the “Dates for Advanced Filing” chart (Chart B) for November. Chart B for November preserves the

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  • November 9, 2020 Newsletter Powered by ABIL

    • November 13, 2020
    • Posted by: Fakhoury Global Immigration
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    President-Elect Biden Pledges Immigration-Related Actions in First 100 Days President-elect Joe Biden has pledged in the first 100 days of his administration to set in motion a number of immigration-related actions. Some of his proposals could be launched immediately, while others may require new regulations or Congressional action. Trump administration rules finalized before President Trump

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