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House Lawmakers Urge Trump to Rethink $100,000 H-1B Worker Fee
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers warned that the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers would harm American competitiveness and block startups from recruiting high skilled workers.
Refugee Group Sues to Preserve Protections for Syrians in US
A refugee advocacy group is suing the Trump administration to preserve removal protections for several thousand Syrians in the US, the latest court fight over government moves to strip humanitarian relief from hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals.
Uber Associate GC Alyssa Allen Is on Everyone’s Speed Dial
As one of the top lawyers for the world’s biggest ride-share platform, Alyssa Allen no longer has to recruit clients to earn her keep. But she still has an eat-what-you-kill mindset taken from her law firm days.
ICE Apprehension of US Citizens Derided as ‘Kavanaugh Stops’
“Kavanaugh Stops” is a reference to conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote in a case last month that encounters with immigration agents for legal residents are “typically brief” and affected individuals “promptly go free.”
Full Appeals Court May Take Up Trump’s Portland Troops Plan
The full US appeals court in San Francisco will vote on whether to reconsider a ruling Monday by a three-judge panel that for now allows President
Full Appeals Court May Take Up Trump’s Portland Troops Plan
The full US appeals court in San Francisco will vote on whether to reconsider a ruling Monday by a three-judge panel that for now allows President
Border Patrol’s Bovino to Be Deposed in Chicago Protest Suit
Gregory Bovino, a US Customs and Border Protection chief patrol agent and the face of the Trump administration’s Chicago-area immigration crackdown, can be deposed in a lawsuit related to agents’ recent use of force against protesters and journalists, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Foreign Grads Seeking H-1B Status Avoid $100,000 Trump Fee
Recent international college graduates who are sponsored for H-1B status while in the US won’t be subject to a $100,000 fee imposed on the program, according to new guidance from the Trump administration.
Unions Challenge Rule Denying Immigrants Driver’s Licenses
National labor unions as well as a DACA recipient and an asylum seeker are challenging a Department of Transportation rule barring certain immigrants from receiving commercial driver’s licenses.
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The H-1B Visa: A Brief History From Truman to Trump
The history of the H-1B visa from its origins in 1952, when Harry S. Truman was president, to the major developments since Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order.
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