Author: Olga Benesh

☝U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,216 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2023 with start dates on or before March 31, 2023, under the recently announced H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule. We continue to […]

A group of 20 Republican-controlled states filed a federal lawsuit in Texas to block Biden’s refugee program that would permit up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the U.S. legally each month

The US DHS recently announced new labor protection policies for undocumented immigrant workers who help investigate bad employers.

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Discover the rights and benefits of asylum for individuals fleeing persecution. Learn how asylum can provide protection from returning to their home country, the authorization to work in the United States, and the ability to apply for a Social Security card.

✅President Biden said January 5, 2023 that the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. This is a big change in the US border policy and should reduce migrants coming to the US borders by the thousands. The new rules expand on an existing effort […]

USCIS made a historical proposal for most USCIS fees to increase to cover their budget gap.

☝The Biden administration is facing backlash from immigration advocates as rumors circulate about new border policies that would largely mimic those of the former Trump administration. The controversial proposed plans, similar to Trump-era approaches to border security, would make it more difficult for migrants to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Although official plans have […]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy to automatically extend the validity of a green card granted for naturalization through the last day of the second year following the date of naturalization. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now automatically extend green cards for naturalization.

These workers may have several options for remaining in the United States in a period of authorized stay based on existing rules and regulations.