In March 2021, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
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On July 6, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension and re-designation for Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from Sept. 4, 2021, through March 3, 2023.
On June 22, 2021, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S.
This month, the Biden administration overturned two Trump-era policies that limited asylum eligibility for domestic violence survivors and others. US asylum law requires successful applicants to demonstrate that they are unable to retur
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The effective date will be the date of publication of an upcoming Federal Register notice (FRN).
On March 8, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice announcing the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months effective March 9, 2021, through September 9, 2022.
On February 26, 2021, USCIS announced flexibilities for certain foreign students affected by delayed receipt notices for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
President Biden has revoked a Trump-era presidential proclamation that suspended the entry of certain immigrants until March 31.
The First Circuit Court, which regulates immigration law in Massachusetts and thus Boston Logan airport, held that searches of cellphones and other electronics devices at the US border (the airport is considered to be a border) do not re