by Frank Alvarado | Dec 5, 2025 | Human Resources Services
The Supreme Court will review Executive Order 14160, President Trump’s January 20, 2025 directive instructing federal agencies to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States if their parents are undocumented or temporarily present, including...
by Frank Alvarado | Dec 4, 2025 | Human Resources Services
Summary U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon reduce the maximum validity period for both initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for several categories of noncitizens. Beginning December 5, 2025,...
by Frank Alvarado | Dec 4, 2025 | Human Resources Services
Effective December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of State will expand its online presence vetting procedures to include all H-1B specialty occupation and H-4 dependent visa applicants at U.S. consular posts abroad. This policy mirrors the process implemented in June...
by Frank Alvarado | Dec 1, 2025 | Human Resources Services
Effective as of November 27, 2025 USCIS has released significant new guidance outlining how officers should evaluate discretion in Adjustment of Status adjudications. This update, contained in the USCIS Policy Manual (Vol. 7, Pt. A, Ch. 10), marks one of the most...
by Frank Alvarado | Nov 18, 2025 | Human Resources Services
DHS has issued a proposed rule that would rescind the public charge regulation in place since December 2022 and replace it with a significantly broader public charge framework implemented through policy guidance, rather than a formal regulation. The new approach would...
by Frank Alvarado | Nov 3, 2025 | Human Resources Services
Effective October 16, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin imposing a $1,000 fee for individuals granted parole under INA §212(d)(5)(A). This new fee applies to most parole grants, including parole-in-place, re-parole, and humanitarian parole,...
