United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap.
On July 18, 2025, USCIS announced that it received enough petitions to reach the mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap…
more
/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its policy manual regarding TN visa eligibility requirements. The new guidance imposes stricter guidelines for eligibility. Changes focus on the nature of the…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
The Department of State released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates chart notes…
more
/ Immigration Law
On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a ruling to limit the ability of federal district judges to issue broad nationwide injunctions. This decision was issued in connection with several legal challenges to prevent the…
more
/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Trump Administration may continue to further expand travel restrictions to citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the US. Earlier this month, the Administration issued a proclamation banning the entry of citizens…
more
/ Immigration Law
Employers enrolled in E-Verify will now be required to generate Status Change Reports identifying employees whose work permits have been terminated due to changes in temporary status protections or other similar programs. In a…
more
/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 18, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) instructed consulates worldwide to implement a mandatory expansion of social media vetting for all F, M, and J visa applicants (students and exchange visitors)…
more
/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a new proclamation significantly restricting the entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially limiting entry from an additional 7 countries, citing national security and…
more
/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On May 27, 2025, the Department of State issued a cable instructing U.S. Embassies and Consulates to pause scheduling new visa appointments for foreign nationals seeking to obtain student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, and J…
more
/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
With the first round of the H-1B cap lottery completed in late March, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has now released statistics for this year’s H-1B cap registrations and selections.
USCIS…
more
/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Department of State released the June 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates chart notes modest…
more
/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional positions. Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.” Because demand exceeds the number of available visas, U…
more
/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring non-citizens who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or more — and were not previously registered — to register and carry proof of their registration…
more
/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Department of State (DOS) has recently increased scrutiny of existing student visa holders and those requesting new student visas at U.S. consulates abroad.
Some F-1 visas and SEVIS records have been rescinded or closed…
more
/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
JACK DANIEL'S HARMED, BUT NOT INFRINGED, BY CHEWY DOG TOY-
The latest ruling in ‘Bad Spaniels’ finds the whiskey brand’s marks were diluted-but not infringed by a dog toy parody, explain Brian Brokate and Jacqueline Alcantara…
more
/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
