Happy 2022!

JANUARY 2022

Every year is a new opportunity. As we move into the new year, Mubarak Law will always be there to help you! Thanks for being part of our family.

We hope you had a great holiday season!

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Martin Luther King Day: January 17, 2022

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NEWS AND UPDATES

DHS Withdraws H-1B Selection Final Rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made an announcement, stating a final rule that withdraws the Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions final rule, also known as the H-1B Selection Final Rule, issued Jan. 8, 2021. That rule was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

''On Sept. 15, 2021, the court in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al., No. 4:20–cv–07331 (N.D. Cal. March 19, 2021) vacated the H-1B Selection Final Rule. The rule would have changed the way USCIS selects H-1B registrations (or petitions, if registration is suspended) submitted by prospective petitioners seeking to file an H-1B cap-subject petition by ranking and selecting registrations based generally on corresponding wage levels."

In the first half of fiscal year, DHS will supplement the H-2B cap with additional visas for the first time.

The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) recently announced that a joint temporary final rule would be published in the coming weeks to make available an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas will be reserved for U.S. firms looking to hire more people before March 31, 2022.

"The supplemental H-2B visa allocation consists of 13,500 visas available to returning workers who received an H-2B visa, or were otherwise granted H-2B status, during one of the last three fiscal years. The remaining 6,500 visas, which are exempt from the returning worker requirement, are reserved for nationals of Haiti and the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador"

The temporary final rule and the final rule will have more information on these safeguards, as well as eligibility and filing requirements visit USCIS.com

USCIS Petitioners are Requesting Derivative Refugee and Asylee Status for Family Members Using Previous Criteria

USCIS is rescinding a policy letter from November 2020 that required all petitioners filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, to be interviewed. To immediate effect, USCIS will resume its long-standing practice of deciding whether or not to interview Form I-730 petitioners on a case-by-case basis.

"An individual admitted to the United States as a principal refugee or granted asylum as a principal asylee may file a Form I-730 petition on behalf of a spouse or child. Eligible spouses or unmarried children may receive derivative refugee or asylee status as Form I-730 beneficiaries. They do not have to qualify independently as principal asylees or refugees, but they must meet the requirements for the relationship to the petitioner and must qualify under all other applicable eligibility criteria, including those related to criminal and security grounds"

USCIS Temporarily Waiving 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures

Until September 30, 2022, the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before such an applicant files an application for the underlying immigration advantage (such as Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) is temporarily waived by US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Many applicants will benefit from the temporary waiver, including Afghan nationals who were evacuated under Operation Allies Welcome and who completed immigration medical examinations at government-run facilities but were unable to apply for adjustment of status within 60 days of the completion of the examination.

CASES OF THE MONTH

IMMIGRATION

Case 1:

Our client came to us after becoming the victim of severe cyber-sexual stalking and sought to obtain status in the United States. We obtained a certification (I-918 supplement B) from Brevard County Sherriff's Office, certifying our client as a victim of a crime, which makes her eligible to apply for a U visa to remain in the United States.

Case 2:

We successfully terminated removal proceedings for our client, which makes her eligible to adjust status with USCIS based on her marriage to a U.S. citizen.

New Settlement

We were able to secure a $35,000 settlement award for our client who was involved in a car accident!

After our client was rear-ended, she received no initial offers for damages. We filed a lawsuit against the motorist who rear-ended her and reached a settlement without having to litigate the case. Our client is a busy mom of two, and we were able to save her the time and stress of going to Court by negotiating a $35,000 settlement. If you or someone you know was involved in a car accident, call us today for a free consultation. We take nothing unless you win.

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