E-Verify has historically been something universities, nonprofits, and other federally funded institutions dealt with only if they also held a federal contract carrying the specific FAR clause requiring it. A sweeping proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget would change that, tying E-Verify participation directly to federal grant funding itself,...
The Wall Street Journal reported on July 30, 2026 that the administration is considering a $100,000 fee tied to Optional Practical Training, the program that lets international students work in the United States for one to three years after graduating from a U.S. university. It's important to be precise about what this...
A new report reveals that immigration agents are now detaining foreign nationals with expired visas directly at airport check-in counters and arrival gates, a shift from prior practice. Some of these individuals include spouses of U.S. citizens who were previously in a legal gray area while awaiting extensions or green card decisions.
Once the DHS rule ending duration of status takes effect on September 15, 2026, the date printed on an F-1 student's, J-1 exchange visitor's, or I foreign media representative's Form I-94 becomes the hard deadline for their authorized stay. Anyone who needs more time to finish a program, complete Optional Practical Training,...
With FY 2027 H-1B petitions filed and the lottery selection process behind them, it's tempting for HR and global mobility teams to treat the cap season as finished until next spring's registration window. The stretch between filing and the October 1 start date is actually one of the more consequential planning windows...
This month's immigration roundup: the $100,000 H-1B fee stays blocked pending appeal, DHS has finalized the end of "duration of status" for F, J, and I visa holders, and the August Visa Bulletin brings movement for family categories while EB-1 and EB-2 India remain under pressure. Here's what employers, students, and visa...
The order requiring USCIS to keep adjudicating cases for nationals of the 39 previously affected countries remains firmly in place. On July 15, 2026, Chief Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island denied the government's request to pause his own June 5 ruling while the...
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a built-in requirement that all three countries jointly review the deal every six years and decide whether to extend it for another sixteen. That review deadline landed on July 1, 2026, and the Trump administration announced it will not agree to a renewal at this time. Headlines...
Canadian employers who hire temporary foreign workers are operating under real enforcement pressure right now, and the numbers back that up. Employment and Social Development Canada completed nearly 1,500 compliance inspections in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, and roughly one in eight employers inspected were found non-compliant. Penalties issued to...
As of July 15, 2026, IRCC has stopped accepting new interest-to-sponsor forms under the Parents and Grandparents Program, though it does not affect anyone already in the queue — roughly 60,500 applicants remain in the system, and IRCC still plans to finalize permanent residence for up to 15,000 parents and grandparents in...
