Washington, D.C. President Trump has issued a Presidential Proclamation on September 19th, 2025 seeking to restrict entry of skilled H-1B workers into the U.S. with a hefty $100,000 H-1B entry fee. While it is still unclear under what authority the government is trying to re-write the H-1B laws and regulations with the President Trump’s Presidential[Read More]
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USCIS to Add Special Agents with New Law Enforcement Authorities within USCIS
Washington, D.C. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), proposes a new rule which will expand its law enforcement authorities and newly-minted USCIS 1811 classified officers (commonly known as special agents) will be empowered to investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution those who violate America’s immigration laws[Read More]
Ninth Circuit Court orders in government’s favor in granting its motion to stay the District Court’s order postponing the termination of TPS for over 60,000 people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua
Washington, D.C. Today’s the Ninth Circuit Court in San francisco, California issued an order granting the government’s motion to stay a district court’s oder which had continued the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until a hearing at the District Court on case’s merits on November 18, 2025. The[Read More]
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will post official Federal Register notice tomorrow (has posted FR notice) on the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nepal. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claims that conditions in Nepal no longer meet the statutory requirements[Read More]
Rules about I-9 Verification of H-1B Workers
H-1B Specialty Occupations U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to temporarily employ foreign workers in a specialty occupation that requires theoretical or technical expertise in a certain field, such as science, engineering, or computer programming. Form I-9 Requirements When Requesting Extensions of Stay Keep the following documents with the employee’s existing Form I-9 to show[Read More]
RFEs on Employment-Based Cases Requesting Current Address for Biometrics Collection
On April 22, 2025, AP News published an article with remarks made by USCIS spokesman, Matthew Tragesser, in which he mentioned that the increased screening for foreign nationals via data collection was a result of the Trump Administration’s efforts to “promote national security and public safety.” On 5/1/2025, USCIS responded to American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) inquiry[Read More]
Frequently Asked Questions about SEVIS Termination of F-1 Students
Washington, D.C. We had published a number of insightful blog posts on this topic, F-1 Student visa Revocation and SEVIS Termination and their legal implications, Requirements for Reinstatement to Student Status, below you will find general answers to some frequestly asked questions. 1. What is the Grace Period after SEVIS Termination to exit the country[Read More]
In AARP v. Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court issued order halting removal of immigrants under Alien Enemies Act
In A.A.R.P. et al. v. Trump et al. case, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order to Trump Administration to halt any removal of immigrants under Alien Enemies Act until further order of the Court. The order was issued shortly before 01:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 19th, 2025. The Supreme Court’s order is at[Read More]
H-1B petition filing window under the first draw of the lottery is April 1st through June 30, 2025
Adhikari Law PLLC, Washington, D.C. USCIS has completed issuing notices about the H-1B lottery selections. Now the H-1B petition filing window under the first draw of the lottery is April 1st through June 30, 2025. Lottery selections process Registrants’ or their legal representative online accounts will show one of the following statuses for each registration[Read More]
F-1 Student visa Revocation and SEVIS Termination and their legal implications
Washington, D.C. There has been news of recent surge in Student’s F-1 visa revocation and subsequesnt SEVIS termination of international students in the U.S. Generally a student F-1 visa revocation does not always follow a termination of SEVIS record but the current Trump administration has gone one step further and has also cancelled the SEVIS[Read More]