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The Department of Homeland Security has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda that includes plans for sweeping changes to H-1B and L-1 visas and other legal immigration routes in the coming months.
Key employment-based immigration priorities:
BAL Analysis: DHS has set out an aggressive 2020 agenda to further tighten key immigration routes for foreign high-skilled workers. It is not clear at this time whether the agencies will be able to meet their targeted timelines, as several of these items have been on previous regulatory agendas but have not yet been proposed. It is important to note that current rules remain in place today, and after proposing a regulation, federal agencies typically allow the public to submit comments for 30 to 60 days. They must then consider the comments submitted in finalizing a regulation. BAL is closely monitoring the progress of these agenda items and will provide updates on developments.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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