UPDATE: April 14, 2015 - USCIS has announced that premium processing of H-1B petitions selected in the lottery will begin on April 27, 2015.Employers' chances of attracting and retaining global talent just got worse.  USCIS has received 233,000 filin

Today the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of the USCIS ruled in a published opinion that employers must file amended I-129 petitions for H-1B workers who move or add worksite locations, overturning an earlier policy of permitting just a Labo

A challenge by the Republican Governor of the State of Mississippi and some agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the DACA program was dismissed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision filed today.  The Fifth Circuit rule

Following President Obama's November 20 announcement on executive improvements to the immigration system, a regulation has been issued to allow work permit applications for H-4 spouses who are married to H-1B workers who have taken steps to become permane

Original February 23, 2015 post updated with May 26, 2015 Fifth Circuit ruling:  A Texas judge ordered a temporary hold on #immigrationaction Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).  The Feds have appealed, but they just lost

The Dept. of Justice filed an emergency expedited motion to stop Texas federal judge Hanen's decision to block implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA today.  The DOJ filed an appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the court above

On President's Day, February 16, 2015, federal judge Andrew S. Hanen issued a temporary Order in favor of the State of Texas, temporarily blocking the DAPA program and also blocking the expansion of DACA.  What this means: For now, the judge's order

El Presidente tomó medidas para dar alivio temporal a las familias y a las empresas. Aquí están algunas partes importantes de su acción: • Accion Diferida para Padres de familia (DAP) de Ciudadanos Americanos y Residentes Legales Permanentes qu

Watch a short video!  Deferred Action for Parents of U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents, and some improvements to the DACA program too, such as eliminating the age cap!  It will take up to 180 days to implement DAPA, and 90 days to upd

On November 20, 2014, President Obama authorized a number of significant immigration benefits under the Executive authority.  As the President explained in his speech, he did this because Congress has failed to act on immigration reform, and he had p