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Work Authorization
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Immigration View
USCIS issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses
On November 11, 2021 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and its litigation partners Wasden Banias and Steven Brown, announce the historic settlement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Shergill,…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Settlement Agreement Provides Some Relief to H-4 and L-2 Spouse EAD Renewal Applications
By Publisher, Ayumary M. Fitzgerald
On November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) settled the class action lawsuit Shergill v. Mayorkas. The settlement agreement will update USCIS policy related to certain H-4 and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. Workers Sue USCIS for Unlawful Delays in Renewal of Employment Authorizations
Five workers filed a nationwide class action lawsuit today challenging extreme delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that have resulted in the failure to process the work authorization renewals for…
Immigration Blog
H-1B, L-1 Update: USCIS Adopts Policy Changes
By Michael H. Neifach, Otieno B. Ombok, Amy L. Peck
Nonimmigrant spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders with long-pending EAD applications have finally received some relief. Based upon a settlement in Shergill v. Mayokas, USCIS is making major policy…
David Hirson & Partners, LLP Blog
U.S. Establishes Procedures for Hong Kong Residents Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure to Apply for Employment Authorization
By David Hirson
On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to defer for 18 months the removal of…
Inside Business Immigration
Long Delays for Work Permits for L-2 and H-4 Spouses Are Over
Due to an immigration application backlog, which was worsened by the pandemic’s adverse effects on USCIS and the nearly four-month office closure of Application Support Centers (ASCs) and Field Offices,…
Immigration Blog
Hong Kong Residents on U.S. Deferred Enforced Departure Can Apply for Employment Authorization
Instructions allowing Hong Kong Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries to apply for employment authorization have been published in the Federal Register. On August 5, 2021, President Biden granted DED for…
Immigration Blog
Illinois Adds Protection for Dreamers, Other Non-U.S. Citizens to State’s Human Rights Act
By Amy L. Peck
Illinois has amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to make “work authorization status” a protected category. The amendment, Public Act 102-0233, became effective immediately upon the governor’s signing in early-August.…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
DOJ Settles Retaliation Claim with a Delivery Services Company
On July 15, the Department of Justice announced that it reached a retaliation claim settlement with Around the Clock Dispatch Inc., a freight and delivery services company in Queens Village,…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Update on Suit Over Government Delays in Adjudicating Approval of H-4, L-2 Visa Extensions
By Minnie Fu
In Washington federal court, H-4 and L-2 spouses are continuing their fight to end the delays in approving visa extensions and work authorization – some of which are taking over…