On February 18, 2021, President Biden’s immigration reform bill was introduced in Congress this week by Senator Bob Menendez and Congresswoman Linda Sánchez. The legislation is called the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 and it includes the main tenants that...
Month: February 2021
Three Student Visa Requirements You Must Satisfy to Study in The U.S.A.
Many students from around the world come to the U.S. in order to study in an American university. These students must go through the process required for a student visa (usually an F-1 visa). If your dream is to leave your country for a few years to study in the...
DHP Attorney Megan Guzman Presents at AILA SoCal Federal Litigation 101 Webinar
On February 17, 2021, DHP Attorney Megan Guzman presented at the American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA) Southern California's Webinar on Federal Immigration Litigation 101. Megan presented to other immigration attorneys alongside Attorneys Brian S....
Immigration News: Immigration Executive Actions under the Biden Administration after the Confirmation Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS Secretary
On February 2, 2021, Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed by the US Senate and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). Secretary Mayorkas previously served as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
H-1B Immigration News: Registration Period Opens March 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm Eastern
This year's (Fiscal Year 2022) initial H-1B cap registration will start online at 12:00 pm Eastern (9:00 am Pacific) on March 9, 2021. This registration period will run for 16 days and end at 12:00 pm Eastern (9:00 am Pacific) on March 25, 2021. All H-1B...
Immigration News: H-1B Selection Rule Delayed
DHS has delayed the effective date of the rule that modifies the H-1B selection process to prioritize wages to Dec. 31, 2021. Therefore, the H-1B selection process remains the same as last year. Read more here: ...
DHP Attorney Presents on Immigration Litigation
On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Megan Guzman, attorney at David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP), spoke on litigation in U.S. immigration at the Orange County Bar Association's (OCBA) Immigration Law Section Webinar. Emily Singer Hurvitz, attorney at David Hirson &...