End of Automatic EAD Extensions, New EB-1A and NIW Rule & more | Immigration News Recap 10/31/25

In the October 31, 2025 Weekly Immigration News Recap, Finn is joined by Lynn O'Brien—Immigration Attorney and the Immigration Practice Leader at Womble Bond Dickinson.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
8 :30 - DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization
27:38 - New Proposed Rule to Reform Regulations, Policy Manual, and Criteria for Employment-Based Green Cards
38:30 - Republican Rhetoric and Action Against H-1B Program Increases
45:25 - Strategizing Around the $100k H-1B Fee
51:13 - Under the Radar Trends—Government Data Sharing & Premium Processing Suspension

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Sources cited in this episode:

— DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization (USCIS — 29 October 2025): https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-r....
— LinkedIn Post on I-765 Processing Times:   / urn:li:activity:7389413212821184512  
— Petition for Immigrant Worker Reforms (Executive Office of the President): https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAg...
— The Next Trump Immigration Rule Aiming To Restrict H-1B Visas (Forbes — 7 October 2025): https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartan...
— DeSantis directs crackdown on H-1B visas, wants public universities to stop hiring foreign employees (News4 Jacksonville — 29 October 2025):    • DeSantis directs crackdown on H-1B visas, ...  
— Presidential Proclamation Related to $100,000 H-1B Payment Update (Womble Bond Dickinson — 22 October 2025): https://fedgov.womblebonddickinson.co...
— US Chamber Turns Trump Foe in Rare Split Over $100,000 H-1B Fee (Bloomberg Law — 23 October 2025): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-l...

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