News Brief — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Vacates the Strengthening the H-1B Program Interim Final Rule

On December 1, 2020, in Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. DHS, et al., finding that the DHS and DOL H-1B wage rules were “promulgated in violation of 5 U.S.C section 553(b),” the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California set aside the DHS interim final rule, Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program, and the DOL interim final rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States.

This Dec. 1 order prevents the IFR from taking effect, and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from implementing the IFR. USCIS will fully comply with the court’s decision.

More information is available at: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/us-district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-california-vacates-the-strengthening-the-h-1b-program

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