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USCIS announced that it will begin premium processing for all remaining FY2020 H1B cap-subject petitions on Monday, June 10, 2019. Petitioners may file a Request for Premium Processing Service with the USCIS service center that is processing their petition on that date. Further, USCIS will not use pre-paid mailers between June 10 and June 24, 2019. http://www.ailc.com/uscis-will-begin-premium-processing-for

Forbes features an op-ed about the ITServe Alliance v. USCIS lawsuit, which alleges that USCIS intentionally drives up the costs of filing for H1B petitions, including by issuing approvals that last for as little as one day. The plaintiff argues that a February 2018 USCIS memo on "Contracts and Itineraries Requirements for H1B Petitions Involving Third-Party Worksites" is beyond the legal authority of USCIS and is a major reason the agency denies many applications. http://www.ailc.com/forbes-opinion-court-case-is-uscis-inte

DHS and DOL published a joint temporary final rule increasing the H2B cap for FY2019 by an additional 30,000 visas. The rule is effective from today, May 8, 2019, through September 30, 2019, with the exception of document-retention provisions, which are effective through September 30, 2022. Comments on Form ETA-9142-B-CAA-3 and its instructions will be accepted until July 8, 2019. http://www.ailc.com/practice-alert-additional-30000-h%e2%80

Splinter reports that DOS appealed a February decision by a federal judge that a gay couple's twin sons didn't need to both be biological children of the American parent to be granted birthright citizenship. The appeal comes years after DOS attempted to deny citizenship to one of Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks' sons because he is the biological son of Elad, who is not a U.S. citizen. http://www.ailc.com/splinter-the-state-department-is-dead-s

This morning, House Democrats introduced H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, which would allow certain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, commonly known as Dreamers, and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to apply for permanent legal status. https://www.ailc.com/democrats-introduce-the-dream-and-prom