Articles Discussing General Topics In Employing Immigrants.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is an enforcement agency that does much more than deal with immigration. This summer, CBP made the largest fentanyl seizure in its history – approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills weighing more than 1,000 pounds.

The fentanyl was found at the Port of Lukeville in

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will automatically extend the validity of permanent resident cards (green cards) for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, for thirty-six months beyond the green card expiration date. Previously, USCIS had permitted a

USCIS is processing naturalization cases faster than they have in years, and the agency is managing to cut down on its naturalization backlog. Given the current average timing, eligible green card holders who applied early in the summer 2024 might be sworn in in time to vote in the upcoming

On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an administrative stay enjoining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting parole-in-place requests under the Biden administration’s “Keeping Families Together” initiative for fourteen days. The agency will continue to accept filings and schedule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that the legacy iCERT system for the preparation and submission of labor certification applications will be fully decommissioned on December 1, 2024, as part of the DOL’s permanent labor certification (PERM) technology modernization initiative.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy held that certain Securities and Exchange Commission adjudications must take place in court because defendants are entitled to a jury trial. It will be interesting to see whether the principles of Jarkesy will apply such that complaints initiated by other federal

On August 5, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed the much-anticipated second round of the annual H-1B registration lottery. USCIS also confirmed that the agency had notified all prospective petitioners with selected registrations from this round that they were eligible to file H-1B cap-subject

On June 18, 2024, the White House unveiled two new initiatives to provide a faster path to work authorization for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients—also called Dreamers—and other undocumented individuals, and to provide a pathway for legal permanent residency for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens.

Starting on Aug. 1, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is simplifying its regulations regarding the entry of dogs into the United States.

CBP still wants to be sure that rabies does not “enter” the United States because the entrance of just one dog with the disease can cost

On July 30, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it would begin selecting additional random H-1B cap registrations from the regular cap to reach its fiscal year (FY) 2025 numerical quota.

As immigration advocates make the case for more immigration to the United States, they tend to focus on the ways immigrants participate in our consumer economy. When highly skilled immigrants come to the United States on employment-based work visas, they contribute to the economy by buying goods, taking out mortgages,

On June 20, 2024, USCIS announced the automatic extension until March 9, 2025, of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. To implement the automatic extension, USCIS indicated that it is  issuing Form I-797, Notices of Action,

To avoid delays, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wants to remind everyone who will be traveling this summer about its technologies, including lots of mobile apps, that will help streamline the reentry process for qualifying travelers. More and more travelers have been taking advantage of these tools, according to

On June 20, 2024, USCIS extended the validity of certain work permits issued to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. All impacted beneficiaries will receive Form I-797, Notice of Action, notifying them of the extension of their Employment Authorization

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the agency will establish a new process to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests from eligible noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens for parole-in-place status.  Parole-in-place allows noncitizens who entered the United States without the authorization of an immigration officer to remain in