Headlines: 1. Trump Administration Implements New Travel Restrictions -The Trump administration has announced travel and visa restrictions with respect to the countries of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, subject to “categorical exceptions and case-by-case waivers.” 2. Following Mysterious Attacks, United States Suspends Visas for Cubans, Withdraws Most Staff From Havana […]

Headlines: 1. USCIS Denies Pending Advance Parole Applications for H-1B, L Applicants Traveling Outside the United States -Immigration lawyers are advising their H-1B and L clients to avoid traveling internationally while their advance parole applications are pending. 2. U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Operations Suspended/Reduced in Russia -The U.S. embassy in Russia has announced that all nonimmigrant […]

Headlines: 1. Sens. Graham, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan ‘Dream Act’ -On July 20, 2017, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the “Dream Act,” a bipartisan legislative effort that would allow immigrant students who grew up in the United States to earn lawful permanent residence. 2. DHS Increases FY 2017 Limit on H-2B Temporary […]

Headlines: 1. Supreme Court Partially Lifts Trump Travel Ban Preliminary Injunctions -The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in the related cases in October brought against the Trump administration in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Fourth Circuits. 2. USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed for Conrad 30 Medical Doctors, […]

Headlines: 1. Spending Bill Extends EB-5 Investor Visa Program to September 30; No Funding for Wall -The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 extends the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program through September 30, 2017. The legislation also provides a large border-security funding increase, but no funding for a border wall. 2. USCIS Completes Data Entry of […]