Labor Dept. Requests Comments on Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers

Immigration Update

In this edition, find the latest news on the Biden administration’s expectation for Title 42 to end in May, the redesign on green cards and employment authorization documents, and the extension of green card validity for conditional permanent residents with a pending I-751 or I-829. Biden Administration Expects Title 42 Will End in May In a recent filing with the Supreme Court in Arizona v. Mayorkas, the Biden administration told the Court that “[a]bsent other relevant developments, the end of the public health emergency [PHE] will (among other consequences) terminate the Title 42 orders and moot this case.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the expiration of the PHE for COVID-19 “at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.” A “Statement of Administration Policy” from the Executive Office of the President said that “the end of the public health emergency will end the Title 42 policy at the border. While the Administration has attempted to terminate the Title 42 policy and continues to support an orderly lifting of those restrictions, Title 42 remains in place because of orders issued by the Supreme Court and a district court in Louisiana.” The statement argued against […]