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On Friday, February 13th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen. The TPS designation for Yemen will terminate 60 days after publishing the change in the Federal Register. This notice has not been published as of this date! The Secretary has decided that they no longer qualify for TPS, and she will terminate it.

For more information, please review the USCIS News Release, “DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Yemen“! 

  
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Presidents’ Day was established by the U.S. government in 1885 to honor the birthday date of our first President, George Washington. The official name for the holiday is still “Washington’s Birthday”. Washington’s Birthday is really February 22nd, but this federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of February, it extents the holiday weekend! This holiday is thought to celebrate all U.S. Presidents!

Presidents’ Day in the United States

George Washington’s Birthday

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  1. When will the H-1B CAP registration period for this year open? Close?

The electronic H-1B CAP registration process for Fiscal Year 2027 will open on Wednesday, March 4th at NOON (est.). The electronic H-1B CAP registration process for Fiscal Year 2027 will close on Thursday, March 19th at NOON (est.). For more information on the H-1B CAP electronic registration process see https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations/h-1b-electronic-registration-process.

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While researching many different immigration news articles I came across this article on ProPublica, “ “I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility”! This is one of the most moving stories that I have read in a long time. I will let you read it for yourself and make up your own mind. The article is about the letters and drawings of eight of the hundreds of children being held with their parents in an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dilley, Texas.

Please review the letters and drawings and read the ProPublica news article, “ “I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility”!

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The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year. If the cap is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, the extra numbers are then made available for the second half.

The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2026 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. On September 12, 2025, the first half of FY2026 was reached.

The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2026 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (2/5/26); 20 beneficiaries have been approved and 2,022 are pending for a total of 2,042.

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, February 13, 2026. Act now and submit your questions!

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On Friday, January 9th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they would publish a final rule, “Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees” in the Federal Register. This new rule will increase USCIS fees for premium processing to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June 2025.

REMINDER: This new rule and fee increase takes effect on Sunday, March 1, 2026!

For more details, please review the USCIS News Alert, “USCIS to Increase Premium Processing Fees“.

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