The Immigration Blog published by Jackson Lewis P.C. focuses on legal developments and compliance issues related to immigration in the workplace. It covers topics such as employer obligations under immigration laws, visa and work authorization processes, government enforcement actions, and policy changes affecting immigrant workers. The blog addresses practical implications for employers, including responses to government notices, visa adjudication delays, and discrimination concerns related to national origin. It also discusses regulatory updates from agencies like USCIS, EEOC, and the Department of State, and provides guidance on managing risks associated with immigration benefits, employee documentation, and workplace investigations involving immigrant employees.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to publish a proposed rule on Aug. 25, 2026, in the Federal Register that would impose a new $103,265 fee on all cap subject H-1B visa petitions. This new proposal would be…
On Sept. 18, 2026, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, the form used to apply for a green card through adjustment of status. The revised form aligns with the…
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On Aug. 6, 2026, DHS submitted a proposed rule, “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period,” to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that seeks to eliminate the 60-day grace period available to H-1B workers and certain other employment-based visa…
In a final rule released Aug. 10, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that employers with at least 50 U.S. employees, with more than half of whom holding H-1B, L-1A or L-1B status, must pay the Biometric Fee,…
On Aug. 5, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied plaintiffs’ request to stay USCIS’s implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (H.R. 1) limits on TPS-based employment authorization documents (EADs), while granting limited relief…
On Aug. 5, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia confirmed that its prior order staying the termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation is no longer in effect following action by the U.S. Supreme Court…
Federal immigration authorities reportedly are using domestic air travel information to locate and arrest noncitizens suspected of overstaying their authorized periods of admission.
Authorities have made at least 27 arrests of noncitizens suspected of overstay at airports in at least…
