On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed a memorandum fortifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. His administration also has granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more individuals: those from Venezuela and Burma. Building on this, President Biden also proposed broad legislative immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for
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Relaxed H-2A Rules Continue
By Michael H. Neifach on
Due to the continuation of the COVID-19 national emergency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has decided to continue its temporary loosening of H-2A rules to make it easier to employ temporary, seasonal agricultural workers.
Under the rule:
- Employers can continue to petition to employ foreign workers who are already in the U.S. in H-2A
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New Filing Fees Effective October 2
By Maggie Murphy on
Posted in Citizenship, COVID-19, DAPA / DACA, EADs, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, L-1A / L-1B, O-1, Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas, TN / NAFTA, Trump Administration, USCIS
New USCIS filing fees will go into effect on October 2, 2020, under a new final rule published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020. This rule raises fees by a weighted average of 20% and changes the current fee structure to impose specific fees per…
DHS Prepares to Loosen H-2A Rules Temporarily during COVID-19 Crisis
By Michael H. Neifach on
Recognizing that current travel restrictions and the closure of consulates and embassies abroad has made it nearly impossible to bring new H-2A workers to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to release a rule in the Federal Register on April 20 to address this problem. The unpublished draft of the…