H-1B CAP Registration Process – Questions and Answers
On November 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule establishing an electronic registration program for H-1B CAP petitions for FY 2020. Just four days before its implementation, the Director of USCIS, Ken Cuccinelli, stated that he has a “fairly high degree of certainty” that [...]
Government Shutdown 2019 – Effect on Immigration Matters
In the United States, a government shutdown occurs when Congress and the President fail to pass appropriations legislation to fund government operations and agencies. The recent partial government shutdown went into effect at 12:01AM on December 21, 2018 and continues today. It came about after an impasse over funding for [...]
YMCA – I Mean – the New USMCA Trade Agreement
On September 30, 2018, it was announced that the United States, Mexico, and Canada had come to an agreement to replace The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). Though NAFTA will remain in force until the USMCA is ratified by its members, the new [...]
U.S. Citizenship: Is Naturalization Worth It?
We frequently hear people question whether it is fair to “grant” citizenship to those in the U.S. illegally. However, whether or not it is fair to create a path to citizenship for these individuals, the naturalization process is far from easy. The time, paperwork, fees, and general requirements may be [...]
Government Shutdown – Effect on Immigration Matters
In the United States, a government shutdown occurs when Congress and the President fail to pass appropriations legislation to fund government operations and agencies. The recent shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2018, after senators blocked a short-term funding bill Friday night as the prior short-term spending [...]
Immigration in 2018
THE YEAR OF ENFORCEMENT Thomas Homan, ICE’s Deputy Director and Senior Official stated: "We’re going back to holding employers accountable . . . .It’s about removing a magnet." 2017 has been the year of immigration changes -- mainly of policy and agencies' procedural practices. We have seen three successive travel [...]
