Category: News & Updates

Wasted Employment-Based Green Cards Largely Affect Indian Immigrants

Written on July 22, 2022.

Wasted Employment-based Green Cards Have a Large Effect on Indian Immigrants Statistics indicate that the United States government did not issue approximately 25% of the employment-based green cards available for the 2021 fiscal year. Instead, the...

Major Coffee Chain Claims Franchisees Violated Settlement Agreement Over Form I-9 Violations

Written on July 21, 2022.

Major Coffee Chain Claims Franchisees Violated Settlement Agreement Over Form I-9 Violations One of the nation’s largest coffee and donut retailers has filed a lawsuit against several of its New Jersey-based franchisees concerning allegations...

Congress Receives Annual Report from Citizenship and Immigrations Services Ombudsman

Written on July 21, 2022.

Congress Receives Annual Report from Citizenship and Immigrations Services Ombudsman The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) recently provided its annual report to...

Immigration Case Settled Between Department of Justice and IT Staffer

Written on July 20, 2022.

Department of Justice Settles With IT Staffer Over Immigration Related Discrimination in Hiring The Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to a settlement with a Virginia-based IT staffing and recruitment company. The settlement between the DOJ...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposes Update for the H-1B Visa

Written on July 19, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposes an Update for the H-1B Visa The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to modernize the H-1B visa. This update is part of the agency’s 2023 regulatory agenda, which will help many...

Federal Court Issues Injunction Re-Authorizing EB-5 Regional Centers

Written on July 18, 2022.

Federal Court Issues Injunction Re-Authorizing EB-5 Regional Centers A lawsuit filed against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) concerning its deauthorization of EB-5 regional centers has resulted in an injunction against the agency....