If you are a green card holder planning to apply for U.S. citizenship, how you have handled child support, sponsorship promises, and public benefits can now decide whether USCIS finds that you have good moral character. On November 4, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0201, which tells officers how to weigh…
Continue reading ›If your company sponsors foreign employees for green cards, following the Department of Labor’s PERM recruitment rules is no longer enough. In 2026, the Department of Justice showed it will treat flawed PERM recruitment as citizenship-status discrimination, and the Department of Labor showed it will freeze or bar an employer’s entire PERM program while that…
Continue reading ›If you are among the best in your field, U.S. immigration law offers two paths built around that idea: the O-1 visa and the EB-1A green card. They use similar language, ask for similar evidence, and are often discussed in the same breath, so it is no surprise that people ask about them together. The…
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New California employment laws taking effect in 2027 will change how employers pay, monitor, discipline, and terminate workers across the state. On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the final bill of his last legislative session as governor, closing out a year in which the Legislature sent him more than a thousand bills. Several…
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A revoked visa does not automatically mean you must leave the United States tomorrow. It is serious, and it can lead to removal, but a visa and your permission to stay are two different things. If you are an F-1 student, an H-1B or other temporary worker, or a visitor in Los Angeles who just…
Continue reading ›California just added two new rules to the workplace playbook. One changes what employees learn in their required harassment training. The other sets a new minimum wage for a specific group of seasonal farmworkers. Neither takes effect tomorrow, but both are worth understanding now, whether you run a business or work for one. Harassment training…
Continue reading ›Most of California’s new employment laws take effect January 1, 2027. They bring a $17.40 minimum wage, limits on AI and surveillance at work, a ban on most stay-or-pay contracts, and broader bereavement leave. One major AI law, SB 947, follows on July 1, 2027. Key takeaways California’s statewide minimum wage rises to $17.40 per…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly begun a statewide enforcement surge in California that is expected to run at least 45 days, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the plan. The Department of Homeland Security has neither confirmed nor denied the operation, which the report says started near San Diego and…
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The Trump administration has appealed the federal court order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s fixed-period-of-stay rule. The government filed its notice of appeal to the First Circuit on September 30, 2026. The appeal does not put the rule into effect. Duration of Status, known as D/S, still governs F-1 students, J-1 exchange visitors…
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A new proposal in the U.S. Senate aims to reshape how people become permanent residents in the United States. It would move the country away from family ties and chance and toward a scoring system built around what applicants can offer the economy. Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is behind the effort. His office…
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