Immigration News Update — Late October 2021

DHS Continues Journey Restrictions at Land Border Ports of Entry With Mexico

The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) introduced it would proceed to quickly restrict non-essential journey of people from Mexico into the US at land ports of entry (POEs) alongside the U.S.-Mexico border till January 21, 2022.

The restrict doesn’t apply to those that are totally vaccinated for COVID-19 as outlined by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, DHS mentioned.

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DOJ, DOL Attain Settlements With Fb Resolving Claims of Discrimination Towards U.S. Employees

The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) launched a joint assertion on October 19, 2021, asserting separate settlement agreements with Fb relating to its use of the everlasting labor certification program (PERM).

The DOJ settlement contains about $14 million in fines, together with further discover, recruitment, and coaching necessities. The DOJ settlement resolves its claims that Fb routinely refused to recruit, take into account, or rent U.S. employees—a gaggle that features U.S. residents, U.S. nationals, asylees, refugees, and lawful everlasting residents—for positions it had reserved for momentary visa holders in reference to the PERM course of.

Moreover, the DOL settlement resolves points it individually recognized by way of audit examinations of Fb’s recruitment actions associated to its PERM functions filed with the Employment and Coaching Administration’s Workplace of International Labor Certification (OFLC).

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USCIS Implements Employment Authorization for People Lined by Deferred Enforced Departure for Hong Kong Residents

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS) launched data on learn how to apply for employment authorization for eligible Hong Kong residents coated below President Biden’s August 5, 2021, memorandum permitting Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for 18 months, by way of February 5, 2023.

DED for Hong Kong residents applies solely to sure eligible Hong Kong residents who had been current in the US as of August 5, 2021; who’ve repeatedly resided right here since that date; and who meet different eligibility standards described within the President’s memorandum. For functions of this DED coverage, USCIS defined, Hong Kong residents “are people of any nationality, or with out nationality, who’ve met the necessities and been issued a Hong Kong Particular Administrative Area (HKSAR) passport, a British Nationwide Abroad passport, a British Abroad Citizen passport, a Hong Kong Everlasting Identification Card, or an HKSAR Doc of Identification for Visa Functions.”

There is no such thing as a software for DED. Eligible Hong Kong residents could apply for an Employment Authorization Doc by submitting a accomplished Type I-765, Software for Employment Authorization. Eligible Hong Kong residents coated by the August memorandum may obtain journey authorization. People should file Type I-131, Software for Journey Doc, to use for advance parole in the event that they want to journey primarily based on DED.

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USCIS Accepts Credit score Card Funds From Petitioners for O and P Nonimmigrant Employees

As a part of its bank card cost pilot program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies’ (USCIS) Vermont Service Heart is now accepting bank card funds utilizing Type G-1450, Authorization for Credit score Card Transactions, from petitioners submitting Type I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Employee, for O and P nonimmigrants.

This system can also be in operation on the Nebraska and Texas Service Facilities. USCIS hopes finally to broaden this cost choice to different types and repair facilities. The objective is “to carry USCIS one step nearer to accepting digital funds utilizing a bank card in any respect service facilities,” the company mentioned.