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Holiday agency shutdown won’t extend compliance or visa-filing deadlines, regulators say
Federal offices will close December 24 and 26, yet statutory “business-day” clocks for immigration and travel-related regulations keep ticking. Employers must meet PERM, H-2, and RFE deadlines as usual, despite potential mail and courier delays.
Investigation Reveals Migrants Short-Changed in DHS ‘Project Homecoming’ Self-Deportation Scheme
A joint Guardian/Lens exposé shows many migrants who joined DHS’s ‘Project Homecoming’ voluntary-departure program never received the advertised $1,000 incentive. Payment failures, opaque rules and a controversial contractor raise legal and ethical questions, with potential implications for employers that hire seasonal labor.