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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will allow H-2A sheepherders more time to fully transition to the three-year limitation of stay requirements under the agency’s final rule that became effective on January 17, 2009. USCIS said it is making the one-time accommodation in deference to the industry’s previous exemption from the three-year… Read More

The SSA also improperly E-Verified volunteers who should not have been screened under federal guidelines, and inappropriately screened some candidates in advance of hire.

The Obama administration announced that it is granting temporary protected status to Haitians who were in the U.S. as of January 12, 2010.

USCIS has created or restructured several directorates.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 22, 2009, that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2010. December 21, 2009, is the “final receipt date” for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2010. Regulations now… Read More