EAD renewal Autoextensions increasedUSCIS will be publishing a rule on March 4 that will increase the amount of times that those who have filed a renewal application for their EAD card can work after their current EAD expires and before their new EAD is issued.for those not familiar with this rule, USCIS allows certain Employment Authorization Document (Work permit) holders to continue working for up to 180 days after their current EAD card expires IF they file a renewal application prior to ...

This week we discuss many topics:1. USCIS conducts a third H-1B lottery2. H-1B holders in US drop to lowest level in a decade3. Revisiting the H-4 EAD Lawsuit4. Proclamation suspending entry of those who pose a risk to trasmit Omicron rescinded5. Black American Citizen sues ICE over illegal imprisonment6. Gov. Gregg Abotts operation Lonestar backfiring7. More than 100 Migrant farm workers in the southeast US were freed from a transnational "slavery" ring in Georgia.

Short Takes:1. Asylum Rates: https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/outsidenews/posts/asylum-grant-rates-climb-under-biden-trac2. Immigration Reform:https://americasvoice.org/press_releases/new-polling-75-of-americans-back-immigration-reform-provisions-of-bbb-legislation/https://americasvoice.org/press_releases/its-been-35-years-since-congress-enacted-legislation-to-legalize-undocumented-immigrants/3. Border Enforcement:https://immigrationimpact.com/2021/10/26/open-borde...

New briefs and discussion of the Visa Bulletin

Quick takes:1. Topic 1: US must issue visas during travel banhttps://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/us-cannot-stop-issuing-visas-during-travel-bans-federal-judge-rules/ar-AAPdW9V2. Topic 2: Senior State Department Officials Resign in Protest of Treatment of Haitian Refugeeshttps://americasvoice.org/press_releases/senior-state-department-official-resigns-in-protest-calling-the-deportation-of-haitians-illegal-and-inhumane/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-state-departm...

Quick takes: A: Trump and aides build GOP opposition to afghan refugees by trying to convince people they are terroristsB: Parliamentarian says NO to immigration plans in Reconciliation billC: Appeals Court allows Biden to set enforcement priorities (no surprise)D: Biden appeals Texas Court ruling finding DACA is illegalE: Processing times at USCIS jump over 6x over the last 6 yearsLong Discussion: We discuss the Congressional Reconcillation bill and the provisions it contains, what...

What we look at this week:1. Impact of 9-11 on Immigration and Immigration policy(see: https://www.latinousa.org/2021/09/10/9-11-immigration-legacy/; https://www.boundless.com/blog/boundless-report-how-9-11-changed-u-s-immigration-system/; https://www.justsecurity.org/78132/immigration-policy-before-and-after-9-11-from-the-ins-to-dhs-where-did-we-go-wrong/2. Lack of options for undocumented immigrants who helped clean up after 9-11(See: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mostly-l...

1. Population growth and Immigration slowing in the US: https://www.rollcall.com /2021/05/11/immigration-emerges-as-policy-response-to-slowed-us-growth, https://www.amren.com/news/2021/08/decline-in-immigration-threatens-growth-of-regions-on-the-rise, https://www.amren.com/news/2021/08/decline-in-immigration-threatens-growth-of-regions-on-the-rise, https://www.mercatus.org/publications/social-security/how-many-workers-support-one-social-security-retiree 2. Postdocs having issues re-enter...

This week we discuss several articles from around the web:1. An article from JDSupra (and press release from the CDC) adding Covid-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines for immigrants2. Another article from JDSupra about the increase in the number of employment-based immigration visas for this upcoming fiscal year3. An article about the proposed "crowd-sourcing" of the new changes to the Public Charge rule4. Voice of America take on the budget proposal that contains several immigr...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://immigrationbriefs.com/2021/02/11/summary-of-president-bidens-immigration-reform-bill/