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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

H-1B Visa Rule Moves Closer to Release: Wage-Based Selection Likely

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/12/2025

The Trump administration is one step closer to unveiling a major change in how H-1B visas are allocated. On August 8, the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) signed off on a proposed rule that...more

Higher USCIS Filing Fees Could Be Coming Very Soon

Lippes Mathias LLP on 1/26/2024

Last January I posted about "An Unwelcome Update to Start 2023: USCIS Proposing Rule to Raise Filing Fees; Set Specific Filing Fees for Different Types of I-129 Filings". That unwelcome proposal to start 2023 may become an...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/23/2023

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. House of Pain. This week, the Buzz was...more

100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/21/2021

In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more

New Rule Likely Intended To Formalize Onerous H-1B Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/9/2020

The “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program” rule has been submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review and could be published by the end of the year – or earlier....more

Beltway Buzz - May 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/28/2019

Spring Regulatory Agenda Issued. On May 22, 2019, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released the administration’s Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Before diving into the...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/10/2018

Shutdown Shelved (For Now). In a rare demonstration of unity, Congress punted on this week’s government funding debate out of respect for the funeral of President George H.W. Bush (more on the former president’s legacy...more

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