NEWS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finalized and announced their proposed immigration fee increase. Generally, significant cost increases are seen for employers who hire noncitizen workers.

President Biden and a group of bipartisan senators are reportedly close to an immigration policy agreement and if it proceeds, would be the first bipartisan immigration overhaul since the 1990s.

Citing a June 2023 Supreme Court ruling, the Biden Administration filed an appeal to overturn a district court ruling that found the administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful.

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Comparing the rate of completed immigration cases in the first quarter of FY2024 versus prior year, the completion rate is up 50%.

The federal review of the proposed USCIS fee increase has cleared White House review. The next step is publication in the Federal Register.

The full Fifth Circuit court abandoned the previous decision that required Texas to remove a floating barrier placed by the State in the Rio Grande to deter migrants. The matter will be heard again, en banc.

USCIS announced a series of efforts to streamline and simplify filings. One of them, the USCIS organizational account, will be available for the upcoming H-1B filing.

The U.S. Visa Appointment booking system is showing new questions based on updated guidance on the interview waiver process. The new interview waiver guidance, issued in 2023, went into effect on January 1, 2024.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated policy guidance on how they review an employer’s ability to pay the offered wage when changing employers.