Major Immigration Updates

January 2020

USCIS Completes H-1B Cap Selection Process for FY 2020
April 11, 2019

On April 10, USCIS completed the random selection process (“lottery”) as it has received sufficient H-1B petitions for both the regular 65,000 cap and the 20,000 US-earned advanced degree (Masters degree or higher) cap for fiscal year 2020.

USCIS Reaches FY 2020 H-1B Regular Cap
April 5, 2019

USCIS announced that is has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the 65,000 H-1B visa regular “cap” for fiscal year 2020.

January 2019

Supreme Court takes no action on Trump Administration request to review DACA termination litigation
January 22, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court took no action on the request by the Trump Administration to expedite review of the current court challenges to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.