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Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American
President Trump issued another executive order in April 2017, “Buy American and Hire American,” focusing on promoting economic and national security in the United States. It is the policy of [...]
H-1B 2018: Some Lottery Winners Announced; Odds of Winning Higher
Once the last H-1B application is signed, sealed, and delivered, thousands of H-1B hopeful employees are left crossing their fingers as they wait for news on their application status. [...]
Executive Order 13780: How President Trump’s effort to protect American safety might affect your immigration process
In an Executive Order issued in March 2017, President Trump set forth his plans to protect the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States by enhancing the vetting [...]
Properly Prepared H-1B Application More Important Than Ever: USCIS to Increase Site Visits to H-1B Employers
The government issued a news release on Monday, April 3, 2017, regarding its introduction of additional measures to detect H-1B fraud and abuse. H-1B status allows employers to recruit [...]
Success in Federal Lawsuit for Our Clients’ Green Cards!
Today is a victorious day. Over a year and nine months ago we submitted a green card application for our client, along with applications for his family. Since then, [...]
Checking in with Charlie: Is My Visa Number Available?
Charlie Oppenheim from the Department of State recently shared the latest update on the availability of employment-based visas. Charlie is able to make visa availability projections based on the demand [...]
New Executive Order on Travel Ban
The President today issued a new Executive Order. It replaces his Executive Order of January 27, 2017 which mandated a travel ban on the nationals of 7 predominantly Muslim [...]
Government Suspends H-1B Premium Processing
The government has announced the temporary suspension of its Premium Processing service for all H-1B petitions, effective April 3, 2017. This suspension, which may last for up to six [...]
ICE Enforcement Action Underway
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has commenced targeted enforcement actions across the U.S. in the past couple of weeks. Called “Operation Cross Check”, these enforcement actions focus primarily [...]