Department of Labor
Hikes in Prevailing Wage Levels for H-1B and PERM Cases? DOL Proposal ExplainedDHS Announces ‘Weighted Selection Process’ to Allocate H-1B Visas Effective Feb. 2026New EEOC Guidance Aligns with DOL’s H-1B ‘Project Firewall,’ Stresses Foreign Worker Preferences Can Be a Form of ‘National Origin’ Discrimination
Green Cards
ICE Using Travel Data to Target Visa Overstays at Domestic Airports: Employer ConsiderationsCalifornia AB 692 and Its Impact on Employer Green Card Reimbursement AgreementsUSCIS Widens Freeze on Immigration Benefits for Nationals of 19 Countries: Employers Should Expect Delays Across Multiple Categories
Immigrant Petitions
USCIS Updates Policy Manual, Expanding Authority to Deny Incomplete Filings Without First Issuing RFEs or NOIDsCalifornia AB 692 and Its Impact on Employer Green Card Reimbursement AgreementsUSCIS Widens Freeze on Immigration Benefits for Nationals of 19 Countries: Employers Should Expect Delays Across Multiple Categories
Interagency Coordination
ICE Using Travel Data to Target Visa Overstays at Domestic Airports: Employer ConsiderationsFederal Court Vacates TPS Terminations for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua; DHS Separately Ends Somalia TPSNew EEOC Guidance Aligns with DOL’s H-1B ‘Project Firewall,’ Stresses Foreign Worker Preferences Can Be a Form of ‘National Origin’ Discrimination
Naturalization
USCIS Announces Review of Green Cards Issued to Individuals from 19 Countries, Halt of Afghan-Related Immigration RequestsUSCIS Updates Policy on Assessing Good Moral Character in Adjudication of Naturalization ApplicationsUSCIS: Only ‘01/20/2025’ Edition of Updated Forms Acceptable After Grace Period
P-1
USCIS Widens Freeze on Immigration Benefits for Nationals of 19 Countries: Employers Should Expect Delays Across Multiple CategoriesU.S. Visa Dropbox Eligibility Reverts to Pre-COVID Standard, More Applicants Will Need In-Person InterviewsU.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas
Parole / Advance Parole
Your Phone Can Be Searched at the Border Without a Warrant: Seventh Circuit Reaffirms CBP AuthorityUSCIS Widens Freeze on Immigration Benefits for Nationals of 19 Countries: Employers Should Expect Delays Across Multiple CategoriesUSCIS Announces Reduction of EAD Validity Period for Foreign Nationals in Certain Categories
Temporary (Non-immigrant) Work Visas
DHS Expands Biometric Fee Requirement to Certain H-1B + L-1 Extensions Starting Sept. 2026USCIS Updates Policy Manual, Expanding Authority to Deny Incomplete Filings Without First Issuing RFEs or NOIDsYour Phone Can Be Searched at the Border Without a Warrant: Seventh Circuit Reaffirms CBP Authority