For instance, if an H1B petition is filed with the basic required documents, it does not appear that the memo authorizes denial of the petition immediately, based solely on common RFE subjects such as employer-employee relationship or specialty occupation. On the other hand, if the petition is filed after September 11, 2018 without a labor condition application (LCA) – as required by the form I-129 instructions – the USCIS would have the discretion to deny the case outright.This new memo continues the recent trend under the Trump Administration to make the U.S. immigration system more onerous, for both documented and undocumented immigrants. Citizenship and Immigration Services that was leaked late last week, upon inspection, proves to be a serious document that says a lot about the agency. U.S.
USCIS Asylum Division, May 31, 2019 "This memorandum provides updated procedures to U.S. Here's a somewhat blurred copy of it.It confirms my suspicion that USCIS is not a semi-judicial agency, weighing the pros and cons of public policy, but an active promoter of immigration in all of its many forms. USCIS Memo Lists Five Prongs for a Functional Manager.