Employment Authorization

DHS PROPOSES NEW H-1B REGULATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO MODERNIZE THE PROGRAM AND DETER FRAUD

On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the…

1 year ago

DACA Program Fully Reinstated!

On December 04, 2020, a U.S. District Court in the state of New York ordered the Department of Homeland Security…

4 years ago

DACA Update – Supreme Court to Review Challenges to Termination of DACA Program

On September 05, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.…

5 years ago

Updates on the Termination of Temporary Status (TPS) by the Trump Administration

Temporary Protected Status or TPS, is a temporary immigration benefit for individuals from a country that is experiencing ongoing armed…

6 years ago

DHS Intends to Publish Proposed Rule Rescinding H-4 Work Authorization by End of Year

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advised that it is on track to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…

6 years ago

Submit DACA Renewal Applications Now

Due to a Federal Court Order directing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to resume accepting renewal applications for…

7 years ago

Trump Administration ends TPS for Haitians, ominous signs for other foreign nationals on TPS

On November 20, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary, Elaine Duke announced it would end Temporary Protected…

7 years ago

USCIS updates Federal Form I-9; New Form mandatory starting September 18, 2017

On July 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated Federal Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. Between July…

7 years ago

DHS Regulatory Changes Impact Employment Authorization Document Renewals

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced regulatory changes that apply to certain individuals’ work authorization in the…

8 years ago

Important Information for People on DACA

  The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program was implemented by executive order by President Obama in June of…

8 years ago

Employer Alert: Employers must use new Form I-9 starting on January 21, 2017

On August 25, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security approved a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. USCIS is scheduled…

8 years ago

Tax Time!

It’s tax time again! The start of a new year brings responsibility to file income taxes with the IRS. Immigrants…

9 years ago