SCOTUS Releases Decision in Birthright Citizenship Case
The SCOTUS birthright citizenship decision issued, on June 27, 2025, did NOT determine the constitutionality of President Trump’s Executive Order (EO). Instead, the ruling limited the ability of district court judges to grant ...
On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) banning travel to the US by citizens of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The EO imposes travel restrictions ...
DOS Instructs Consular Posts to Expand Social Media Vetting for Student Visa Applicants Traveling to Harvard
Politico has reported the release of a new Department of State (DOS) cable titled “Action Request: Expanding Screening and Social Media Vetting for Visa Applicants ...
On May 19, 2025, in Noem, et al. v. National TPS Alliance, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The court left open the door to challenges by migrants if the Trump administration tries to cancel ...
Department of State Issues May 2025 Visa Bulletin with Limited Movement for EB-3 India
For May 2025, USCIS determined that all Employment-Based (EB) preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Visa Bulletin. The Final Action chart remains unchanged as compared to ...
USCIS Has Randomly Selected Enough Beneficiaries with Properly Submitted Registrations to Reach the Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap
On March 31, 2025, USCIS announced that it had randomly selected enough beneficiaries to reach the H-1B cap in the initial round of the lottery. It notified all ...
Increase in Cap-Gap Extension Period
Currently, F-1 student visa holders who present an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and an H-1B receipt will have their EADs extended until October 1 of the same calendar year. Under a final rule published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
Department of Homeland Security Permanently Increases Automatic Extension Period for Employment Authorization Documents
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a final rule that will permanently increase the automatic extension period for employment authorizations and ...
Reminder: Now Is the Time to Prepare for H-1B Cap Filings For New Hires in 2025
As we explained in last month’s newsletter, H-1B “Cap Season” is once again upon us. The Cap refers to the annual numerical limit on H-1B visas. It is essential for employers seeking to hire foreign national ...
Alert: Now Is the Time to Prepare For H-1B Cap Filings For New Hires in 2025
H-1B “Cap Season” is once again upon us. It is essential for employers seeking to hire foreign national employees to identify and initiate processing of H-1B “Cap” submissions as early as possible given the ...