by Alfredo Lozano | Aug 24, 2026 | Immigration, Policy Updates
It is the first question nearly every client asks: how long will this take? The honest answer in 2026 is longer than it should. The USCIS case backlog has grown to 11.6 million pending applications, more than triple the 3.5 million that were pending a decade ago....
by Alfredo Lozano | Aug 13, 2026 | Immigration, Policy Updates
USCIS’s New Signature Rejection Rule: How to Avoid Having Your Immigration Application Returned Starting July 10, 2026, USCIS began enforcing a stricter policy on incomplete or missing signatures. Applications that previously might have triggered a Request for...
by Alfredo Lozano | Aug 10, 2026 | Business Immigration, Immigration, Policy Updates
I-9 Audits and ICE Worksite Enforcement in Texas: What Employers Must Do in 2026 A single missing signature on a Form I-9 can cost your business thousands of dollars. In 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified worksite enforcement across Texas,...
by Alfredo Lozano | Jul 18, 2026 | Business Immigration, Immigration, Work Visas
The FY2027 H-1B Filing Deadline Has Passed: What Texas Employers Should Do Now The June 30, 2026 deadline to file FY2027 H-1B cap-subject petitions has come and gone. If your company was selected in the lottery but did not file by the deadline, that selection has been...
by Alfredo Lozano | Jul 7, 2026 | Business Immigration, Immigration, Work Visas
L-1A Intracompany Transfer Visas: Moving Your Key Managers to the U.S. in 2026 For international companies expanding into Texas — or multinational corporations transferring key management talent between their foreign and U.S. offices — the L-1A intracompany transferee...
