New York City Immigration Law Blog
Denials Over H-1B Specialty Occupation Increases, Lawsuits Moves Forward
In the past several months, USCIS has denied H-1B petitions for market research analysts, because the agency asserts that the position does not meet the visa program's definition of a specialty occupation. USCIS has denied at least 66 market research analyst H-1B...
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests Issued Through January 1, 2021
On March 30, 2020, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency would allow flexibility in responding to certain agency notices, in an effort to minimize the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals seeking immigration benefits. The...
US Citizenship Gets Much Difficult Under the Trump Administration
Under the current political administration, naturalization, the process of becoming an American citizen is taking quite a bit longer than it has in the recent past. The path to American Citizenship has certain challenges including the burgeoning processing times,...
H1B Denials Continue to Rise under the Trump Administration
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...
Chad Wolf intended to be nominated as the current Acting Secretary of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Trump Administration
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...
U.S. Citizens Married to Immigrants left out under the CARES Act, New Proposal
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,...