November 20, 2023|Contributed by: Zachary New
On November 8, 2023, the District Court for the Southern District of Texas handed the company SpaceX a large win in its litigation against the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. Challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Justice’s administrative enforcement proceedings that have been brought against it, SpaceX’s litigation here has the […]
November 17, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
There is a general cap for H-2B visas at 66,000 visas per fiscal year, divided into 33,000 visas for H-2B employees starting on April 1st and an additional 33,000 H-2B employees starting on October 1st. With many employer petitioners vying for these visas, they can all be claimed very quickly. Generally, Congress agrees to release […]
October 25, 2023|Contributed by: Jennifer Howard
Losing a loved one is an experience that profoundly touches the lives of those left behind. The toll it takes is immeasurable for anyone, but the challenges become even more complex when an individual or family’s immigration journey is intertwined with the departed. For instance, typically when the sponsor (petitioner) for an immigration case dies, […]
October 24, 2023|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On September 28, 2023, David Neal, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the agency running the nation’s immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, published guidance to immigration judges on the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion initiatives. While prosecutorial discretion is exercised by DHS, not the immigration […]
October 23, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Effective on October 16th, 2023, if your pending asylum case in immigration court was dismissed or terminated, you still have an option available to continue your pursuit for asylum. USCIS now instructs asylum applicants still interested in pursuing asylum to file a new Form I-589 to the USCIS lockbox that has jurisdiction over the applicant’s […]
October 23, 2023|Contributed by: Luke Niermann
On October 18, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new family reunification parole process for certain nationals of Ecuador who have relatives in the United States and have already started the process to immigrate to the United States. Ecuador joins a growing list of countries, including Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, […]
September 25, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Employers may apply for H-2B visas if they have a temporary need for extra workers. Temporary need can include ramping up employment to meet the demands of a particular contract or a recurrent seasonal need, such as a landscaping company that regularly needs additional landscapers in the spring and summer to meet higher demand. Each […]
September 25, 2023|Contributed by: Zachary New
As has widely been expected, the Biden administration is in the process of updating two employment-based visa programs that just about all agree require some major fixing and updating. On the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions, the Department of Homeland Security has given notice that it will put out two Notices of Proposed […]
September 18, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
Immigration News: Intro to Temporary Work Visas – H-2B
August 31, 2023|Contributed by: Joseph & Hall P.C.
I-9 Updates
