This post is an update to our earlier posts on the Public Charge Rule. Our last post on the Public Charge Rule, before the post below, can be read here.) March 9, 2021 marked the official end of the 2019 Public Charge Rule of Inadmissibility when a US court order...
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President Biden’s Immigration Reform Bill was Introduced in Congress this Week
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...
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 &...
Adjustment of Status (AOS) / DS-260 (CP) Processing Times
Here at David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP), we share our clients’ frustrations with green card, employment authorization, and travel authorization delays at both USCIS and National Visa Center (NVC)/embassies around the world. Below, we hope to shed some...
IMMIGRATION NEWS: Court Strikes Down Trump’s Attempts to Change H-1B & Other Programs
On December 1, 2020, Northern District of California Judge Jeffrey White granted summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, top universities and other groups, in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to...
David Hirson & Partners, LLP Recognized as a “2021 Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers
David Hirson & Partners, LLP is grateful to be recognized for another year as a "2021 Best Law Firm" by Best Lawyers. This is the 11th consecutive year that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers(R) have compiled and released the "Best Law Firm" rankings....