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USCIS Updates O-1 Guidance on Extraordinary Ability Evidence – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its policy guidance, effective immediately, to clarify how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability, including adding examples of evidence for individuals in critical and emerging technologies. Cap Reached for Additional H-2B Returning Worker Visas; Petitioners Encouraged…
Read MoreA New Era, Same Dedition
A New Era, Same Dedication We understand that that our community of clients, consultations, and those interested in immigration issues have questions and concerns regarding the new administration taking office on January 20, 2025. Please know that the current immigration laws, regulations and policies will continue unless changed by the new administration and Congress after…
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Immigration News by Shabani & Associates P.C. presents this month’s most important immigration updates. Liberian DED Extended Through June 2026 – President Biden has extended through June 30, 2026, deferred removal for Liberians with a grant of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). President Biden also announced that eligible Liberian nationals will have continued work authorization through June…
Read MoreBiden June 28, 2024 Immigration Policy
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Read MoreShabani & Associates, P.C., presents this month’s most important immigration updates.
FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens Soon; USCIS Issues Reminders for Employers About Online Filing, Other New Requirements for Cap and Non-Cap Petitions The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. A USCIS online account is…
Read MoreU.S. Asked To Ease Up on Immigrant Detention Bonds
Several key lawmakers have asked the Biden administration to alter how it enforces immigration bonds to make the system more equitable amid a skyrocketing detainee population. Current practices do not provide adequate due process and have harmful effects on immigrants and their families, they said.
Read MoreRecord Number of Migrants From India Entering U.S. Without Authorization
A record number of Indian migrants — about 42,000 in fiscal year 2023 — entered the United States without authorization, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Among the factors cited are the current government’s Hindu nationalist policies and success stories of Indian immigrants in the United States.
Read MoreVenezualan migrating to U.S.
Why One Venezuelan Family Is Joining a Caravan Migrating to U.S. | Georgia Public Broadcasting Ángel Marín and his wife are selling virtually everything they own to fund their journey to the United States, similar to millions of other Venezuelans fleeing authoritarian rule and a bad economic situation. In September, Venezuelans became the largest nationality crossing the southern U.S.…
Read MoreCanada must do more
Perspective: U.S., Canada Must Do More So Migrants Do Not Risk Their Lives | The Conversation The United States and Canada have launched a Safe Mobility program aimed at stemming unauthorized border crossings from Latin America by letting a fixed number of migrants from certain countries enter. However, it is nowhere close to meeting the needs of hundreds…
Read MoreJudge Blocks Removal of Razor Wire at Texas Border | Yahoo News/NBC News
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal government from removing the razor wire along the Texas-Mexico border. U.S. Border Patrol agents say they sometimes need to remove the wire to save migrants’ lives.
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