DOL posted an alert on iCERT that as of 7/18/14, new password requirements for enhanced security were implemented. Within the next 90 calendar days, all iCERT users will be required to create new passwords that meet the new password requirements...
The American Immigration Council reported that as the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the United States border has increased, some lawmakers have argued that children frequently disappear into the woodwork, and propose mandatory detention as a solution. Some say as many as 90 percent...
Beneficiaries of approved H-1B petitions with a 10/1/14 start date may now begin filing their visa applications at U.S. consular posts....
CNN reported that President Barack Obama said Monday he was starting "a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress," adding that he directed his team to recommend steps he can take this summer and...
The Associated Press reported that Michelle Obama turned a flag-waving swearing-in ceremony for 50 new American citizens Wednesday into a platform to call for action on the long-bogged-down issue of immigration. "In many ways, it is because of — not in spite of — our immigrant...
The Board of Immigration Appeals has found that an applicant for asylum or withholding of removal is entitled to a hearing on the merits of those applications, including an opportunity to provide oral testimony and other evidence, without first having to establish prima facie eligibility...
The American Immigration Council reported that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the renewal process for hundreds of thousands of young noncitizens who received a grant of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Renewal of DACA ensures current DACA holders will continue to be...
Vox reported that the tech industry has become one of the biggest interests lobbying for immigration reform, for a straightforward reason: they say they can't find enough qualified workers here in the US. If the government issued more high-skilled visas, they say, they could hire immigrants...
Effective June 1, 2014 Forms I-693, Report of Medical Examination, must be submitted within one year of completion and signature by the civil surgeon, and will be valid for one year after submission to USCIS. However, applicants will no longer be required to file the...
The American Immigration Council reported that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) statistics on Thursday, revealing that over 550,000 individuals have now been granted DACA. The data, which is current through March 2014, indicate that USCIS has...
