Grant Sovern Quoted in TechTarget Article About Updates to H-1B Visa Program
Grant Sovern, national co-chair of the Quarles & Brady Immigration & Mobility Practice Group, shared insight in a TechTarget article that discussed the recent updates enacted to the H-1B visa program. The changes, which will take effect January 17, will provide employers greater certainty about renewing visas and more flexibility in filling jobs.
An excerpt:
"Deference to previous decisions is probably the most important thing for rule of law and employers," said Grant Sovern, an immigration attorney at Quarles & Brady LLP. It will provide more certainty to employers when renewing visas, he said.
The changes create clear regulations, Sovern said. Prior to this, USCIS used policy memos and traditions to make decisions. Formal regulations around H-1B visas are important because the first Trump administration "previously tried to turn back everything it could," he said.