New York City Immigration Law Blog

The Biden Administration Signs Immigration Orders, Reversing the Trump’s Administration Anti – Immigration Policies
President Joe Biden signed another batch of executive orders within the last few weeks to undo his predecessor's immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress. During his first two weeks in office,...

USCIS to Delay Implementation of Wage-Weighted H-1B Quota Selection Rule Until December 31, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made the decision to delay the implementation of the rule introducing wage-weighted priority into the H-1B lottery selection system which would have the impact of lesser new H-1B petitions being filed as employers...

USCIS Announcement of the H-1B Lottery Initial Registration Period
USCIS on 2/20/2021 announced that the"¯initial registration"¯period for"¯the fiscal year"¯(FY)"¯2022"¯H-1B"¯cap"¯shall open"¯at"¯noon"¯Eastern"¯on March 9 through"¯noon"¯Eastern"¯on"¯March...

The Biden Administration withdraws the Trump’s Administration H4 EAD regulation Proposal
With welcome news to the nonimmigrant worker population, the Biden administration has withdrawn the long-standing Trump administration proposal to rescind an Obama-era regulation that allowed spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States. The Office of...

The Biden Administration Freezes Visa Rules issued recently under the Trump Administration
During his first day in office, President Biden removed multiple restrictive policies on the local immigration system, one of his immigration campaign promises. President Biden has frozen the Trump administration's final rules on H-1B Visas that have not gone into...

President Biden signs Executive Orders dismantling the Trump Administration Immigration Policies
On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States and began his term by signing a series of immigration executive actions to undo the many Trump administration policies. One main step President Biden embarked on was to end the national...