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BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
This blog entry details the text and the developments in Trump's Execeutive Order dated 27 January that is commonly being dubbed as the "Muslim ban." We intend to keep this updated from day to day.
Beginning 30 April 2013, CBP will roll out electronic version of Form I-94, Arrival Departure Record. We recommended that all visitors print out and keep a paper copy of the Form for their records at all times. There are still important legal issues that remain unsettled, including, the proper training and education of DHS/CBP of its own officers.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.
We have just received our first H-1 quota receipt notice. That indicates the H-1 lottery is concluded.