The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will not begin releasing H-2B temporary labor certifications until Feb.

USCIS recently published the following two alerts in the "News" section of the website:

January 29, 2018 Update:

USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the National Benefits Center to the Nebraska Service Center:

• Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

For more details on up to date information on any workload transfers visit this link : https://www.uscis.gov/workload-transfers

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2018

Agency Will Focus on Processing Recently Filed Applications

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will schedule asylum interviews for recent applications ahead of older filings, in an attempt to stem the growth of the agency’s asylum backlog.

Federal contractors and subcontractors with the E-Verify Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirement must enroll in and use E-Verify. Beginning Jan.

USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under El Salvador’s designation who want to maintain their status through the effective termination date of Sept. 9, 2019, must re-register between Jan. 18, 2018, and March 19, 2018.