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USCIS Announces FY2026 H-1B Cap Reached: No Second Lottery to Be Conducted

On July 18, 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap of 85,000 new H-1B filings for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026). As a...more

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Worksite Enforcement Operations: A Renewed Focus for the Second Trump Administration

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In 2021, the Biden Administration announced the end of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of workplace raids as an immigration enforcement tool. The second Trump Administration, however, has returned to...more

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The IRS-ICE Tax Data Sharing Agreement: Practical Considerations

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The IRS and ICE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the IRS to share taxpayer information such as names, addresses, and tax data, with ICE for immigration-related criminal enforcement of individuals...more

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Update: USCIS Expands Eligibility for 540-Day EAD Extension

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After reaching out to both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) for clarification, USCIS has issued a significant and unexpected update...more

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Restructuring DC Health Care Alliance With New Eligibility Rules and Timelines for 2025

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The District of Columbia is set to implement sweeping changes to its DC Health Care Alliance, a program that has provided vital health coverage to low-income residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, including...more

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SSA Pauses Automatic Issuance of SSNs for Certain Immigration Applicants

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has quietly hit pause on a key program that streamlined Social Security number (SSN) issuance for nonimmigrant and immigrant applicants. As of March 19, 2025, the Enumeration Beyond...more

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USCIS Issues Updated Guidance on Terminated Venezuela TPS Following SCOTUS Decision

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USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025, decision to grant the Justice Department’s emergency request to lift a March 31 California district court order halting DHS’s termination of...more

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Navigating the New Entry Restrictions: Implications for Global Mobility and Workforce Planning

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation aimed at enhancing national security by restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. This action builds on Executive...more

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DHS ending Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan

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

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State Department Launches Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Availability Tools

On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of State launched two new tools to monitor immigrant and nonimmigrant visa interview availability: (1) the Immigrant Visa (IV) Scheduling Status Tool, and (2) the Global Visa Wait Times...more

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Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions

Orders the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for the use and jurisdiction by the Department of Defense over such Federal lands,...more

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DHS Partially Vacates 2024 Temporary Protected Status Decision for Haiti

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On February 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice in the Federal Register partially vacating the July 1, 2024 extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more

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Executive Order: Securing Our Borders

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Date Issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order establishes a federal immigration agenda to secure the U.S. borders and address the threats posed by an unsecured border through new policy actions. These actions aim to...more

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