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10/09/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/10/9/higher-education-groups-challenge-re-cpt-restrictions-in-court

What’s Happening On October 5, 2026, higher education organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the government’s new interpretation of the rules for F-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT) that significantly restricts when F-1 students may participate in CPT. The lawsuit, Association of Ameri

10/05/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/10/5/100000-h-1b-fee-remains-blocked-as-second-federal-court-rules-against-implementation

What’s Happening On September 30, 2026 , a federal court in California issued a ruling blocking the $100,000 H-1B fee . In Global Nurse Force v. Trump , Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. sided in part with the groups challenging the fee and struck down the government agency policies that put i

09/29/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/29/department-of-state-october-2026-visa-bulletin-summary

The Department of State has released the October 2026 Visa Bulletin . D&S provides a monthly summary of the employment-based priority dates. In October 2026, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Preference

09/23/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/23/department-of-state-expands-social-media-screening-to-tn-td-and-i-visa-applicants-effective-october-1-2026

What’s Happening On September 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of State announced that, effective October 1, 2026, it will expand its online presence review process to include TN, TD, and I nonimmigrant visa applicants. The expansion adds these classifications to the growing list of visa categori

09/22/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/22/new-executive-order-directs-agencies-to-consider-employer-layoffs-in-h-1b-adjudications

What’s Happening On September 18, 2026, President Trump issued a new Executive Order titled “ Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program ,” directing federal agencies to consider an employer’s recent or planned layof

09/21/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/21/trump-administration-extends-100000-h-1b-proclamation-through-september-2027-but-fee-remains-blocked-by-court-order

What’s Happening On September 18, 2026 , the President extended the $100,000 H-1B fee for another year, through September 2027. The good news for employers is that the fee remains blocked by the courts, so it still can’t be enforced. Earlier this year , a federal court ruled that the $100,0

09/15/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/15/federal-court-blocks-dhs-rule-ending-duration-of-status-for-f-j-and-i-nonimmigrants

What’s Happening? On September 14, 2026 , the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued nationwide preliminary relief blocking implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) final rule that was scheduled to eliminate Duration of Status (“D/S”) for F-1

09/10/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/9/10/dhs-releases-proposed-rule-to-eliminate-discretionary-60-day-grace-period-for-certain-nonimmigrant-workers

What’s Happening? The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has released a proposed rule that would eliminate the discretionary grace period of up to 60 days currently available to certain employment-based nonimmigrant workers following the end of their employment. As we previously reporte

08/28/2026

https://www.diraimondoschroeder.com/updates/2026/8/28/dhs-moves-forward-with-proposal-to-eliminate-60-day-grace-period-for-certain-nonimmigrant-workers

What’s Happening? The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is moving forward with a proposed regulation , titled “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period” which would eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace period currently available to certain employment-based nonimmigrant w...

08/28/2026

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