by Rani Emandi | Sep 8, 2020
The Trump Administration has made life more difficult for businesses hiring foreign-born scientists and engineers, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has had higher H-1B visa denial rates subsequent to the Trump administration assuming power in...
by Rani Emandi | Sep 4, 2020
On Tuesday, President Trump said he intends to nominate Chad Wolf to be the permanent, Senate-confirmed secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This is an effort of the Trump Administration towards elevating an official who has forcefully defended the...
by Rani Emandi | Aug 31, 2020
During late March of this year, Congress approved the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to provide relief across the economic spectrum as the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. people and the economy. Under the Cares Act,...
by Rani Emandi | Aug 25, 2020
Due to the government’s refusal to provide the necessary funding request to support USCIS operations, on August 30, the USCIS shall begin to furlough about 13,400 of its 20,000 employees because of budget shortfalls. The USCIS, a government body under the...
by Rani Emandi | Aug 17, 2020
On August 14, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted the second H-1B visa lottery and began notifying employers and their immigration counsel of the results of a second selection lottery for the FY 2021 H-1B cap. The second lottery is...
