The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more
7/22/2025
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua will terminate on September 8. The announcements come only one week after the DHS announced that TPS status...more
7/8/2025
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As we have previously reported, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is revoking employment authorization documents for certain individuals affected by the termination of humanitarian parole, including beneficiaries of...more
6/24/2025
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Last week, the Trump Administration issued a new Presidential Proclamation that will restrict the entry of nationals from more than a dozen countries. The restrictions took effect this past Monday, June 9.
The stated goal...more
6/12/2025
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Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a notice terminating Temporary Protected Status for Nepalese nationals effective August 5. This is expected to affect more than 12,000 individuals.
This means that...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has previously indicated its intent to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, and yesterday they took the first official step toward carrying it out....more
We previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had announced its intention to terminate the humanitarian parole programs for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The termination was due to...more
In this timely webinar, Constangy attorneys Justin Coffey, Barbara Kihumba, and Daniel Ball break down the complexities of the H-1B cap and registration process into five essential steps every employer needs to know. With...more