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Visa Changes Could Disrupt International Teachers and North Carolina Schools
January 14th, 2026
Contributor: Trey DeBrine
North Carolina schools rely on international teachers to address ongoing staffing shortages. Recent federal visa changes may make it harder for these educators to remain in the classroom. Immigration attorney Trey DeBrine of Sivaraman Immigration Law…
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States Sue to Block Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
December 15th, 2025
A coalition of 20 states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, calling the policy unlawful and harmful to key sectors of the U.S. economy. Oregon Department…
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USCIS Publishes Clarifications to the "$100,000 Filing Fee" Proclamation
October 21st, 2025
On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers requiring that new H-1B visa petitions include a $100,000 payment as a condition of eligibility. On 10/21/2025, an update clarifyin…
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GOOD NEWS: USCIS Continues H-1B Processing During Government Shutdown
October 17th, 2025
We have excellent news to share with our H-1B clients! Despite the current government shutdown, USCIS has announced that it plans to continue processing all H-1B petitions without interruption. While H-1B1 and E-3 cases require a labor condition appl…
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Federal Lawsuit Challenges New $100,000 H-1B Fee Rule
October 6th, 2025
On October 3, 2025, a coalition of healthcare providers, educators, religious organizations, and labor unions filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California challenging the Biden Administration’s new requirement that employers pay a…
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New Beneficiary-Centric H-1B Registration Process
March 4th, 2024
On February 22, the American Immigration Lawyers Association published an article summarizing the anticipated “beneficiary-centric” changes being made to the H-1B registration process for the 2025 fiscal year. Instead of selecting by employer reg…
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USCIS Closely Watching Entries for the H-1B Visa Lottery
May 25th, 2023
In response to a significant number of H-1B visa lotter entries, and a number being multiple entries for the same prospective petitioner, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun taking steps to combat fraud in the process. Prospec…
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Recent Court Ruling Regarding H-4 Work Authorization
April 4th, 2023
Recently, there has been a lot of confusion about H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards due to media reports stating that H-4 visa holders are eligible to work. This news article is an example. The media reports discuss a lawsuit filed by…
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IMGT Representative Testifies in Senate Subcommittee Hearing "Flatlining Care: Why Immigrants are Crucial to Bolstering Our Health Care Workforce"
September 15th, 2022
On September 14, International Medical Graduate Taskforce (IMGT) Representative Attorney Sarah K. Peterson testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety in support of immigration re…
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Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached
August 25th, 2022
USCIS recently announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B Cap – the congressionally-mandated quota of 65,000 regular H-1B visas and 20,000 advanced-degree H-1B visas – has been reached. USCIS has updated all non-selected registrants…
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