Updates & Events

Donald Trump initially endorsed current acting director of USCIS Ken Cuccinelli to take over as secretary of DHS. Bleak outlook regarding Cuccinelli’s Senate confirmation led Trump to select Chad Wolf.

In an effort to prevent the tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulence of secure documents, on October 24, USCIS initiated the production of a new security-enhanced document, which resembles a U.S. passport and has two purposes.

Applicants who receive an immigrant visa after the order goes into effect on November 3 need to demonstrate that upon entry, they will have insurance in place within a month before issuance of the visa.

Ken Cuccinelli announced during a speech at SHRM’s Global Mobility and Immigration Symposium in Washington D.C. that the new H-1B online cap registration tool must demonstrate its ability through the testing phase before it can be in place before the beginning of the next filing season early next year.

The Department of State (DOS) has released instructions outlining how to apply for the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which provides 55,000 diversity visas to individuals from countries which historically have low rates of immigration to the United States.

This article provides an overview of contingency plans in several countries in the event of a possible “no-deal Brexit.”

Fredrikson & Byron announced today that it has moved into a new office space in the Eide Bailly Center building located at 111 South 2nd Street in Mankato, Minn., where it occupies most of the fourth floor.

On November 5, the SEC proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, the rule that governs the process for shareholder proposals to be included in a company’s proxy statement.

On November 5, the SEC proposed amendments to the rules governing proxy solicitations. The amendments are intended to help ensure that proxy voting advice used by investors and others who vote on investors’ behalf is accurate, transparent and materially complete.

On November 6, the SEC’s enforcement division issued a report summarizing its enforcement actions and areas of focus during fiscal year 2019, which ended on September 30.