FY2012 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 11/14/11)USCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 11/14/11, approximately 56,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 20,000 H-1B petitions f...
November 14, 2011ICE detainee passes away at Arizona hospitalTUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed awaySunday morning at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson.On Oct. 25, Pablo Gracida-Conte, 54, w...
November 10, 201118-Month Extension of TPS Honduras & NicaraguaSecretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano todayannounced the extension of the Temporary ProtectedStatus (TPS) designations for Honduras and Nicaragua for18 months each - through July 5, 2013.Tomor...
November 10, 2011November 2, 2011 H-2B Cap CountAs of 11/2/11, USCIS receipted 8,188 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. This count includes 7,280 approved petitions and 908 pending petitions. H-2B cap count information for the second half ...
November 10, 2011Temporary Protected Status Extended for NicaraguansRe-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, beginning Jan....
November 10, 2011Former university employee pleads guilty to falsifying student informationCHARLOTTE, N.C. - A former employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) pled guilty to concealing and shielding foreign college students who were in violation of the terms of their s...
November 10, 2011ICE fines New England companies hiring unlawful employeesBOSTON — Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's(ICE) Homeland Security Investigations 14 New England employers have been fined this fiscal year fo...
November 10, 2011FY2012 H-1B Cap CountUSCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of October 14, 2011, approximately 43,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 19,600 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degre...
October 19, 2011DOL Now Issuing Two Prevailing Wage Determinations for Certain H-2BsAILA has received reports that DOL is issuing two prevailing wage determinations for certain H-2B cases: one to be used for work performed until November 29, 2011, and the second to be used for work performed on or a...
October 19, 2011The October 28, 2011, Deadline for Certain Widow(er)s to File Form I-360 Is Next Week!The two-year marriage rule for widow(er)s of U.S. citizens was abolished, but widow(er)s must file an I-360 by October 28, 2011, if the marriage was less than two years old a...
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