The final week of January 2017 saw the release of four Executive Orders immediately changing U.S. immigration policy. Implementing the orders is the responsibility of several agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection,...
Topic: Immigration Updates
New Regional Center Form I-924
As a reminder, starting on February 21, 2017, USCIS will only accept the December 23, 2016 edition of Form I-924 (Expires 12/31/2018). USCIS will no longer accept the March 18, 2015 edition of Form I-924 (Expired 03/31/2016) after February 20, 2017. All I-924...
Resources on Immigration Executive Orders
Information on Executive Orders: The White House official site Executive Orders page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders This page on whitehouse.gov is continually updated as the President signs executive orders into action....
UPDATE: Immigration Travel Ban Suspended
As reported widely and confirmed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, on February 4, 2017 the Department of Homeland Security suspended all actions to implement the immigration travel ban order and will resume standard inspections of travelers as it did...
Summary of Executive Orders
President Trump issued four executive orders announcing changes in immigration policy. Several other such memos under White House review have been leaked in draft form. To clarify the scope and coverage of these orders we provide this summary. January 27, 2017 Muslim...
USCIS Issues Guidance on Interpreters Brought to Domestic Field Office Interviews
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance on January 18, 2017, on the role and use of interpreters in domestic field office interviews, to be implemented May 1, 2017. USCIS said the policy memorandum is intended to help ensure that those...
USCIS Issues Final Rule on International Entrepreneurs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule on January 17, 2017, implementing the Secretary of Homeland Security's discretionary parole authority "to increase and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation in the United States."...
Reminder: USCIS Will Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2018 Beginning April 1, 2017
On April 1, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2018 cap. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in...
Trump Era Begins with Tumultuous First Week, Entry Ban
President Donald Trump's tumultuous first week included a series of executive orders on immigration, refugees, and other issues. Among them was a temporary and immediate entry ban on people traveling to the United States from certain countries that resulted in...
U.S. Travel Ban Memo
On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the U.S.” Several federal district courts ordered temporary halts to detention or removal from the U.S. of foreign nationals under the order...
