Forrest G. Read IV
Jackson Lewis PC
Department of Homeland Security Fall 2018 Agenda Portends Big Changes for H-1B Visa, Other Programs
USA - November 2 2018 The Department of Homeland Security’s latest Regulatory Agenda promises some big changes, especially for the H-1B visa program. Many of these changes...
Judge Halts Termination of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan
USA - October 4 2018 California Federal Judge Edward M. Chen has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Ramos v. Nielsen, preventing the Administration from...
Diversity Lottery Registration to Open
USA - September 26 2018 USCIS has announced that the 2020 Diversity Lottery will open for registration at noon EST on October 3, 2018 and run until noon EST on November 6...
USCIS Raises Premium Processing Fee: Effective October 1, 2018
USA - August 31 2018 On October 1, 2018 the premium processing fee for all Forms I-129 (Non-Immigrant Worker) and Forms I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) will...
Trump Administration Largely Phasing Out TPS, But Legal Challenges Are Ongoing
USA - August 9 2018 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may be an endangered species. Having terminated TPS for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone during the past year, the...
