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Biden Ends Plan to Ban H-4 Visa Spouses from Work

According to a regulatory agenda from the White House, the Biden Administration has terminated a federal government plan to ban tens of thousands of employed spouses of H-1B visa holders from employment in the United States. Since...

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USCIS Delays End of H-1B Visa Lottery System Until December

On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced to end the traditional lottery system for the H-1B visa – which is a nonimmigrant visa that enables American companies to hire foreign workers in...

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Biden Reverses Trump-Era Freeze on Green Cards

On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden lifted a year-long freeze the Trump administration issued on green cards in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had blocked most legal forms of immigration to the United States....

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Biden Replaces Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy with New Asylum System

As of February 19, 2021, the Biden administration has ended the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy and entered phase one of their plan for addressing tens of thousands of migrants who are seeking asylum in the...

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DHS Designates Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status

On March 8, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months – until September 9, 2022. The designation allows eligible Venezuelans to file for TPS...

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DHS Designates Myanmar for Temporary Protected Status

On March 12, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Myanmar – formerly Burma – Temporary Protected Status (TPS) status for 18 months. The designation allows eligible Myanmar nationals or residents to...

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