The Department of State May 2019 Visa Bulletin shows movement in employment-based categories. The EB-1 category will advance one month in all countries, moving up the cutoff date to March
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DHS Grants Additional H-2B Visas for Seasonal Employment
Amid a flurry of media reports last week and verified today by U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the availability of 30,000 additional…
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White House Announces Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
In a last-minute change, the White House announced an extension of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) of Liberians until March 30, 2020. Prior to today’s announcement, the wind-down for DED…
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Temporary Protected Status Extended for Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua
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The Department of Homeland Security filed a notice Thursday, Feb. 28 extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for four countries – Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua – as a result…
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UPDATE: The iCERT Portal System is currently unavailable
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The Department of Labor provided an iCERT update this afternoon:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (Updated January 2, 2019, 12:00PM EST):
Within the first five minutes of opening the semi-annual H-2B certification process …
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The iCERT Portal System is Currently Unavailable
The Department of Labor announced an iCERT service interruption on Jan. 1:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
We sincerely apologize for the major service interruption in the iCERT System early in the morning…
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U.S. Senate Passes Minibus Appropriations Bill with Continuing Resolution
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Posted in Continuing Resolution (CR), EB-5 Program
Yesterday, by a bipartisan vote of 93-7, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies …
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DHS Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report
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On Aug. 7, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report (or Overstay Report). Visa Overstay Reports have been requested by Congress in recent…
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TPS for Current Registered Yemen Beneficiaries Extended Until March 3, 2020
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Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 1,250 Yemeni beneficiaries. This extension is somewhat unique in that (1)…
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U.S. House of Representatives Debates U.S. Immigration Policy
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives began debate on two immigration bills aiming to enhance border and interior enforcement of immigration law, among other matters. The two bills were…
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