Court Vacates H-1B Rule

11 Dec Court Vacates H-1B Rule

USCIS announced that an order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program Interim Final Rule” (IFR). The Dec. 1 order prevents the IFR from taking effect, and also prevents DHS and USCIS from implementing the IFR. USCIS announced it will fully comply with the court’s decision. The IFR was originally scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 7 with the intent to “protect U.S. workers, improve the integrity of the H-1B program, and better ensure that H-1B petitions are approved only for qualified beneficiaries and petitioners.”