LATEST NEWS ON IMMIGRATION
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May 2017 -
H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2018 / USCIS Memo Unnerves IT Companies: memo makes it harder for companies to bring foreign technology workers to the U.S. using the H-1B visa process.
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April 2017 -
New policies increase immigration enforcement, speed deportations, and discourage new asylum seekers. A new office in DHS will work with victims of crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants.
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March 2017 -
Trump travel ban: Aftermath / Proposed changes to work & investment related visas / Proposed bill to significantly cut immigration / APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES & DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS
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February 2017 -
Descriptions of two proposed acts: BRIDGE Act, to provide temporary protection to DACA, and the SAFE Act, which adds tough immigration enforcement measures. Old and new forms and dates of acceptance.
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January 2017 -
A final rule to improve certain employment-based visa programs is effective January 17, 2017. Job portability will improve for some, and grace periods will allow smoother transition.
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December 2016 -
Immigration under a Trump Administration: what will it mean for deportation, for DACA, etc.? / USCIS Fees to Increase on December 23, 2016 / Visa Application Dates for December 2016
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November 2016 -
Asylum applicants get two-year work permits / Eyeglasses prohibited in visa photographs / Form I-131A for permanent residents / APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES & DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS
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October 2016 -
International Entrepreneur Rule Proposed / Parole Policy for U visa Petitioners and Family
Members Abroad / APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES & DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS—OCTOBER 2016
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September 2016 -
Provisional Waiver Law Expanded to permanent resident spouses or parents (i.e. green card holders) / DACA Update / DATES FOR FILING VISA APPLICATIONS / APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES
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August 2016 -
Supreme Court Ruling on DAPA/DACA / USCIS Returns H1B Cases Rejected in Lottery / InfoPass System Updated for Problem Cases / New H1B/L1 Bill Is Detrimental to Indian IT Companies
