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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a final rule on Wednesday, May 19th, that will remove the interim final rule (IFR) issued on October 8, 2020, Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program which was put in place by the Trump Administration. On December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated that IFR. This new final rule restores the regulatory text as it appeared before the October 8, 2020 IFR.
Please view this USCIS News Alert for more details: DHS Issues Final Rule to Remove Vacated H-1B Rule from Code of Federal Regulations
Source of Information:
USCIS (USCIS.gov), 5/18/21, News Alert:
DHS Issues Final Rule to Remove Vacated H-1B Rule from Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register, 5/19/21, Published Final Rule:
Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program: Implementation of Vacatur