President Barack Obama’s executive order expanding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) eligibility and work authorization met a another roadblock when a federal District Court threatened to sanction the Secretary of Homeland Security and senior DHS officials for issuing three-year Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). The court previously enjoined implementation of expanded DACA, including issuance of
Spouses of Certain H-1B Employees May Apply for Work Authorization Beginning May 26
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in US Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B workers will be able to apply for employment authorization starting May 26, 2015. The USCIS is expected to release details on the filing process.
This new work authorization does not apply to all H-4 spouses. An H-4 spouse will be…
DHS Broadens Definition of Foreign Officials’ Dependents
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in US Immigration
On August 9, 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulatory definition of “dependents” for A or G principal aliens to include, in addition to spouses and unmarried sons and daughters, those who are not related to the principal alien by blood, marriage or adoption.
Previously, DHS regulations allowed only the following…