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USCIS Completes Random Selection Process for H-2B Visa Cap for Second Half of FY 2018
March 01, 2018
On Feb. 21, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began receiving H-2B cap-subject petitions for the second half of fiscal year 2018. During the first five business days USCIS received approximately 2,700 H-2B cap-subject petitions requesting approximately 47,000 workers, which is more than the number of H-2B visas available. As a result, USCIS, in accordance with applicable regulations, conducted a lottery on Feb. 28 to randomly select enough petitions to meet the cap. 
USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna on New Agency Mission Statement
February 22, 2018
“In my short time as director of USCIS, I continue to be impressed by the commitment and dedication that employees throughout the agency have shown toward our common goals. USCIS employees are passionate about upholding the rule of law and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system. I’ve always known this and have seen it confirmed again and again in my meetings with you during visits I have made to field offices and service centers. To reflect these principles, and to guide us in the years ahead, I am pleased to share with you our agency’s new mission statement:
USCIS Efforts Lead to Sentencing in Florida Marriage Fraud Ring
February 22, 2018
USCIS assisted in an investigation that led to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentencing three individuals to federal prison for their involvement in a marriage fraud ring operating out of Brevard County.
USCIS Strengthens Protections to Combat H-1B Abuses
February 22, 2018
USCIS has published a policy memorandum making clear that USCIS may request detailed documentation to ensure a legitimate employer-employee relationship is maintained while an employee is working at a third-party worksite.
Update to Form I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits, New Edition Dated 11/07/17
February 20, 2018
Starting 04/23/2018, we will only accept the 11/07/17 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/23/16 edition.
Update to Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, New Edition Dated 11/01/17
February 20, 2018
11/01/17. Starting 04/23/2018, we will only accept the 11/01/17 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/23/16 edition.
Department of Justice Files Complaint to Denaturalize Diversity Visa Recipient Who Obtained Naturalized Citizenship After Failing to Disclose Two Prior Orders of Removal
February 15, 2018
The Department of Justice yesterday filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Michigan to revoke the naturalized U.S. citizenship of Humayun Kabir Rahman aka Md Humayun Kabir Talukder aka Ganu Miah aka Shafi Uddin.
USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Option for Fees
February 14, 2018
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will now accept credit card payments for filing most of its forms.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2017 Announcement
February 14, 2018
DHS Will Reject Initial Requests for DACA As It Weighs Future of the Program Please see the announcement and memorandum (PDF) issued by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf. More information will soon be available.
February 2018 Preliminary Injunction on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
February 14, 2018
The scope of the preliminary injunction issued on February 13, 2018 in the Eastern District of New York is the same as the preliminary injunction issued on January 9, 2018 in the Northern District of California.  Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this web guidance, the DACA policy will continue to be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017.
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