58 Countries Eligible to Participate in H2A & H2B Program - (01.31.12)
Effective Jan. 18, 2012, nationals of the following 58 countries are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs: Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cos...

FY2012 H-2B Cap Count (Updated 01/31/12) - (01.31.12)
As of 1/27/12, USCIS receipted 29,301 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of the fiscal year. This count includes 21,689 approved and 7,612 pending petitions. The FY2012 H-2...

Stateside Processing of Waivers of Inadmissibility for Immigrant - (01.13.12)
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) writes to recommend that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revise the processing of waivers of inadmissibility to allow immi...

DOS Answers Questions on IV Processing Change at Chennai - (01.13.12)
After the announcement that U.S. Consulate Chennai is no longer processing immigrant visa (IV) petitions, the AILA/DOS liaison committee contacted the Visa Office (VO) regarding the ch...

Extension of the Designation of El Salvador for TPS & Extension of EAD for Salvadoran TPS Beneficiaries - (01.13.12)
This Notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months from its curren...

Is the Romney Campaign Embracing Anti-Immigrant Extremism? - (01.13.12)
Today, Mitt Romney’s campaign heartily accepted the endorsement of renown anti-immigrant activist, Kris Kobach. As Mitt Romney emerges as the leading contender for the GOP nomination, he and those he ...

USCIS Announces Its Intent to Implement Stateside Processing of Unlawful Presence Waivers - (01.06.12)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to change its current process for filing and adjudication of certain applications for waivers of inadmissibility filed in connection w...

Proposed Rule Change Will Unify Families Subject to 3 and 10 Year Bars - (01.06.12)
January 6, 2012 Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposal to streamline the application process for the spouses and children of U.S. citiz...

BALCA Reverses PWD, Discusses “Affiliated Nonprofit Entity” under ACWIA - (11.30.11)
BALCA reversed the PWD and remanded for an ACWIA wage finding the employer is an affiliated or related nonprofit entity under 20 CFR §656.40(e)(1)(ii) because it is attached to...

BALCA Reverses PWD, Discusses “Affiliated Nonprofit Entity” under ACWIA - (11.30.11)
BALCA reversed the PWD and remanded for an ACWIA wage finding the employer is an affiliated or related nonprofit entity under 20 CFR §656.40(e)(1)(ii) because it is attached to...

Announcement by the Department of Homeland Security Regarding Case by Case Review - (11.30.11)
November 17, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security announced that it will begin to review all deportation cases pending before federal immigration courts, following up on the August 18th case by ca...

H.R. 3012 – Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (Updated 11/30/11) - (11.30.11)
H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, introduced on September 22, 2011 by Rep. Chaffetz (R-UT), eliminates the employment-based per-country cap entirely by fiscal year 2015 ...

NEW E VISA PROCESSING FOR MISSION ITALY - (11.30.11)
Effective December 1, 2011, all E visas applications will be processed in Rome. Therefore, all new E visa applications submitted after December 1, 2011 should be sent to the E Visa Section in Rome fol...

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2012 H-1B Cap - (11.28.11)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year ...

FY2012 H-2B Cap Count (Updated 11/14/11) - (11.15.11)
As of 11/14/11, USCIS receipted 8,520 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for FY2012. This count includes 7,641 approved and 879 pending petitions. AILA Doc. No. 11080965.

FY2012 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 11/14/11) - (11.15.11)
USCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 11/14/11, approximately 56,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS h...

ICE detainee passes away at Arizona hospital - (11.11.11)
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away Sunday morning at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson. On Oct. 25...

18-Month Extension of TPS Honduras & Nicaragua - (11.11.11)
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Honduras and Nicaragua for 18 months each - through July ...

November 2, 2011 H-2B Cap Count - (11.11.11)
As of 11/2/11, USCIS receipted 8,188 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. This count includes 7,280 approved petitions and 908 pending petit...

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nicaraguans - (11.11.11)
Re-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua for an additiona...