posted on: June 4, 2020
On May 29, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation limiting the issuance of visas to some graduate students from China. The proclamation bars the entry of or issuance of visas to Chinese students in F or J status in graduate level programs, or who are involved in the “strategy” to divert technology to the Chinese military. The […]
posted on: June 3, 2020
In a 7-2 decision on June 1, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration, holding that immigrants slated for deportation have a right to judicial review if their request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) is denied. The CAT protects foreigners from being deported if they are at risk of being tortured in their […]
posted on: June 2, 2020
On May 29, USCIS announced that it had resumed premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. Premium processing for other forms is being resumed in phases over the next month. All announced dates are subject to change. – Weekly Immigration Briefing by Olivia Hester, Immigration Law […]
posted on: June 1, 2020
Published by the American Immigration Council Temporary workers–such as those in H-1B state–typically can bring their spouses and children with them to the United State in what is H-4 status. Many of those spouses have careers of their own or otherwise need to work to support their families. Providing work permits to the spouses makes […]
