Immigration

Employers Should Prepare for Ongoing Immigration Enforcement Efforts
April 17, 2025
There has been an increase in enforcement activity directed at employers by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
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Webinar: What Employers Need to Know to be Prepared for ICE Visits to the Workplace
March 5, 2025
Please join attorneys  of Skoler Abbott & Presser, P.C. on March 6th for an informative webinar about employers’ rights when Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrives at the workplace.
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Employers Should Prepare for Potential ICE Raids
March 3, 2025
Rumors have spread throughout Western Massachusetts that some area businesses have been the target of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
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How Has Trump 2.0 Already Affected Employment-Based Immigration?
February 3, 2025
President Trump has emphasized immigration enforcement and implementation of “Hire American” policies that will present challenges to an employer’s ability to hire and retain foreign talent.
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New Year, New Automatic Extensions for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)
December 23, 2024
Employers must ensure that all employees are authorized to work in the United States. For those who do not have U.S. citizenship, an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is evidence of authorization to work in the United States for a specific period of time.
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Mass Deportation of Immigrants: What are Your Rights When ICE Arrives at Your Workplace?
November 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to resume and intensify deportation efforts when he returns to office. That announcement has sparked a wide-range of reactions from staunch support to vehement opposition.
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H-2B Cap Reached for First Half of FY 2025
September 25, 2024
On September 19, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for the first half of fiscal year 2025.
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Second H-1B Lottery for FY 2025 Complete
August 11, 2024
USCIS announced that it has completed the second lottery and now has selected a sufficient number of registrations.
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USCIS Gives Registered H-1B Petitioners Another Bite at the Apple
August 4, 2024
USCIS says that “soon” it will conduct a second lottery from previously submitted electronic registrations.
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2024 Immigration Developments & Their Impact on Employment
June 12, 2024
It may come as no surprise that over the past couple of years there have been much higher rates of immigration than had previously been projected.
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Shortage of Physical Therapists and Nurses Allows for Short-Cut to Permanent Residency
April 17, 2023
Employers in the healthcare industry may have a leg up when tapping foreign workers for employment via EB-2 employment-based permanent residency (i.e. “green card”).
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USCIS Proposes Fee Increases for Most Immigration Filings
January 31, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a proposed rule in the Federal Register earlier this month that would enable the agency to significantly increase many immigration filing fees.
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