移民局2017年4月11日宣布，已经采用计算机随机选择过程或彩票选择足够的H-1B申请，以满足2017年度的65,000个一般类别 (Regular Cap) 和20,000个高级学位 (Master’s Cap) 的名额。移民局将拒绝并返还所有未选择以及重复的申请。 USCIS在4月3日开始的申请期间收到了199,000份H-1B申请。这一数字比去年申请期间的23.3万份申请减少了15.7％。虽然总体申请数量与去年相比有所减少，但今年是连续第五年USCIS在H-1B申请的第一周内就接受足够的申请。
尽管H-1B申请是经济改善工作机会提高的证据，但是今年提交的申请少了也并不奇怪。印度的一些信息技术公司之前就宣布，他们正在减少提交经验较少的H-1B工人人数，这意味着更多的工作将留在印度而不是迁往美国。另外，去年来说，有些小型信息技术公司面临审查，表示会提出较少的H-1B申请。其他的话，很多雇主被H-1B签证的限制所阻挠，可能更不愿意赞助来自美国学校的外国毕业生。
自1997年以来，H-1B上限已经达到了财政年度以来的每一年，除了上限暂时上调至195,000的几年之外。
TPS Recipient is Eligible to Adjust to LPR Status
The Ninth Circuit in Ramirez, et al. v. Brown, et al. found a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient is deemed to be in lawful status as a nonimmigrant — and has thereby satisfied the requirements for becoming a nonimmigrant, including inspection and admission — for purposes of adjustment of status under INA §245(a). [read the opinion here 17033104]
Temporary protected status is a temporary immigration status to the United States, granted to eligible nationals of designated countries. It first requires a designation. When the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a foreign state (or any part of a foreign state) faces an ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent aliens from returning safely, the Attorney General may designate that state (or part of the state) for TPS. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States.
The Ninth Circuit found that a TPS recipient is considered “inspected and admitted” under § 1255(a), and is eligible for adjustment of status because he also meets the other requirements.
Current TPS countries are:
| Designated Country | Most Recent Designation Date | Current Expiration Date | Current Re-Registration Period | Current Initial Registration Period | EAD Extended Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | March 9, 2001 | March 9, 2018 | July 8, 2016 – Sept. 6, 2016 | N/A | Sept. 9, 2017 |
| Guinea* | Nov. 21, 2014 | May 21, 2017 | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2017 |
| Haiti | July 23, 2011 | July 22, 2017 | Aug. 25, 2015 – Oct. 26, 2015 | N/A | July 22, 2016 |
| Honduras | Jan. 5, 1999 | Jan. 5, 2018 | May 16, 2016 – July 15, 2016 | N/A | Jan. 5, 2017 |
| Liberia* | Nov. 21, 2014 | May 21, 2017 | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2017 |
| Nepal | June 24, 2015 | June 24, 2018 | Oct. 26, 2016 – Dec. 27, 2016 | N/A | June 24, 2017 |
| Nicaragua | Jan. 5, 1999 | Jan. 5, 2018 | May 16, 2016 – July 15, 2016 | N/A | Jan. 5, 2017 |
| Sierra Leone* | Nov. 21, 2014 | May 21, 2017 | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2017 |
| Somalia | Sept. 18, 2012 | Sept. 17, 2018 | Jan. 17, 2017 – March 20, 2017 | N/A | Sept. 17, 2017 |
| Sudan | May 3, 2013 | Nov. 2, 2017 | Jan. 25, 2016 – March 25, 2016 | N/A | Nov. 2, 2016 |
| South Sudan | May 3, 2016 | Nov. 2, 2017 | Jan. 25, 2016 – March 25, 2016 | Jan. 25, 2016 – July 25, 2016 | Nov. 2, 2016 |
| Syria | Oct. 1, 2016 | March 31, 2018 | Aug. 1, 2016 – Sept. 30, 2016 | Aug.1, 2016 – Jan. 30, 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| Yemen | March 4, 2017 | Sept. 3, 2018 | Jan. 4, 2017 – March 6, 2017 | Jan. 4, 2017 – July 3, 2017 | Sept. 3, 2017 |
Check USCIS website for the most up-to-date information.
国土安全部秘书约翰·凯利本周发布了两份备忘录，执行川普总统关于边境安全 border security (memo-1) 和 境内执法 interior enforcement (memo-2) 的行政命令。除了川普总统承诺建造的边界墙以外，我们在未来几个月可能会看到大规模的执法行为，并扩大拘留和加速递解出境的过程。
以下是我总结的几点：
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