LM StaffSep 27, 2023
The department said these changes will provide more flexibility and improve the program’s efficiency.
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release an additional 65K H-2B visas in the 2023 fiscal year, the maximum amount of supplemental visas allowed.
LM StaffAug 16, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security will make available 35,000 supplemental H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2020. The allocation also comes with new conditions to provide relief to seasonal employers who truly need…
Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
As expected, the annual statutory cap of 66,000 H-2B visas for the federal fiscal year 2019-2020 was reached on Feb. 18. This means that all for H-2B visas received after that date for a start date before Oct. 1 will…
Gregg RobertsonNov 9, 2023
Last December, Congress approved an additional 65,000 H-2B visas above the statutory limit of 66,000, subject, however, to the approval of the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. H-2B advocates are now turning their efforts to convince acting secretary…
LM StaffApr 3, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a decision to release an additional 30,000 H-2B visas for seasonal workers who previously worked in the U.S. during one of the last three fiscal years, according to the National Association of Landscape…
Andrew BrayNov 10, 2023
On Jan. 25, Congress and the president reached an agreement to reopen the government for 21 days.
The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) joined Bayou Lawn & Landscape Services, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Superior Forestry and the Small and Seasonal Business Legal Center in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and…
For many landscape contractors, having a good season depends on getting their H-2B workers on time and in the numbers they requested. This season has been challenging, to say the least, for those expecting to fill out their spring and…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Last week, Arnulfo Hinojosa, vice president of the Federation of Employees & Workers of America (FEWA), and Jarrod Sharp, general counsel at FEWA, spoke about the H-2B issue. Since that time, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of…
LM StaffFeb 12, 2015
On Feb. 2, the Department of Homeland Security revealed the H-2B cap was reached for the first half of fiscal 2015, hence the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now is rejecting new H-2B petitions that were received after Jan.…
On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions that would defer deportation for an estimated 4.5 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the U.S. The executive actions had been anticipated since last spring, but the Obama…
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