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Bipartisan Proposal in Senate
Bipartisan Proposal in Senate to offer permanent residence to Physicians and Nurses A bipartisan group of senators has sponsored a new bill to allocate 40,000 green cards for the immigration of physicians and nurses who can assist in treating patients with COVID-19. This program would reclaim unused green cards from previous years’ quotas to enable…
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COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID-19 Update – COVID-19 Update: USCIS Suspends Most In-Person Services, U.S. North/South Borders Closed to Nonessential Traffic, Other Developments – As many know by now, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the disease COVID-19, is now a pandemic threatening populations worldwide. With respect to its effects on employment-based immigration, foreign students, and cross-border travel,…
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Here is the Immigration NewsYou NEED to Know Now IMMIGRATION NEWS IN BRIEF: COVID-19 Update – USCIS Suspends Most In-Person Services, U.S. North/South Borders Closed to Nonessential Traffic, Other Developments – This article presents a few highlights of developments in the short term for the fast-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers Calls on Agencies…
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KTVZ News: Legislation to provide driver’s licenses to Oregon’s undocumented residents reaches the governor’s desk Gov. Kate Brown is likely to endorse HB 2015, which would provide driver’s licenses to all state residents. Link to Article
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The Texas Tribune: DHS asylum officers’ union files brief with 9th Circuit opposing Remain in Mexico The 37-page filing by the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1924 stated: “Asylum officers are duty bound to protect vulnerable asylum seekers from persecution. They should not be forced to honor departmental directives that are fundamentally contrary to…
Read MoreABC News: DACA on the Supreme Court’s agenda for next fall
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals will be on the Supreme Court’s priority list next term, with a decision on the administration’s legality of the termination expected in 2020. The June 28 announcement followed months of closed-door deliberations by the justices. Link to Article
Read MoreDHS Continues Documentation Validity for Beneficiaries of Nepal, Honduras TPS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not implement or enforce the decision to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Honduras or Nepal pending resolution of an appeal in Ramos v. Nielsen or other order of the court, and as required by the order in Bhattarai v. Nielsen. Beneficiaries under these TPS…
Read MoreThe Baltimore Sun: Advocates and allies protest at ICE office in Baltimore
Hundreds showed up at the Hopkins Plaza on June 27 asking for a stop to increased enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and to stand in solidarity with immigrant families. Link to Article
Read MoreOFLC Approves CW-1 Program Survey From CNMI Governor
The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) recently received and approved a CW-1 wage survey from the governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) covering 84 occupations. OFLC approved the governor’s survey and started issuing CW-1 prevailing wage determinations on May 9, 2019, using the survey wages for occupations…
Read MoreDHS Increases H-2B Cap for FY 2019 by 30,000 Additional Visas
A temporary rule jointly issued by the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL), effective May 8, 2019, increases the H-2B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2019 by 30,000. The H-2B visa permits a foreign worker to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs in the United States. The purpose of the rule is to aid U.S.…
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