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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026.

Dobrina Ustun ✓ Attorney · 4 days ago

Welcome to Founders Without Borders. I started this community because I kept seeing the same story play out: a brilliant founder, building something real, hitting wall after wall — not because their idea wasn't good, but because nobody told them how things actually work when you're building a company in the U.S. as a foreigner. The visa questions. The right entity structure. How to open a bank account before you have a Social Security number. How to raise money when investors ask about your status. The things that don't show up in startup playbooks — because those playbooks weren't written for us. This community is for you if: — You're a foreign founder who has started or is planning to start a company in the U.S. — You're navigating the overlap between immigration and entrepreneurship and need real guidance — You've been through this journey and want to give back to founders who are just starting out — You're an attorney, advisor, or operator who works with foreign founders and wants to contribute meaningfully What you'll find here: honest conversations about startup strategy, immigration options for founders (O-1, EB-1A, E-2, and more), entity formation, fundraising, and the day-to-day realities of building in a country that wasn't where you started. No noise. No generic advice. Just people who are in it — or have been. If that's you, welcome. Introduce yourself below — where you're from, what you're building, and where you are in the journey.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the investigation that led to a federal jury finding Ana Zahia Gonzalez, 46, guilty of naturalization fraud. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services helped investigate Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria recently named in a civil denaturalization complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The vigilant fraud detection efforts of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services directly resulted in the arrest of Young Joo Ko, 59, of East Hollywood. Ko, a lawful permanent resident from South Korea, was charged in Los Angeles with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the investigation that led to the sentencing of Nada Radovan Tomanic, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to 30 months in prison for naturalization fraud.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to a visa fraud investigation that resulted in federal grand jury indictments of 10 Indian nationals.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently played a critical role in the arrest of Dawood Hussain, an illegal Pakistani alien charged with felony vehicular homicide, after driving a commercial truck the wrong way on a Pennsylvania highway in October 2023.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2027 H-1B numerical allocations (known as the H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap).

Since taking office, President Trump has prioritized national security and public safety by implementing a series of executive orders and proclamations that mandate strict screening and vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry or immigration benefits.

Dobrina Ustun ✓ Attorney · 4 days ago

EB-1A RFEs are becoming more common — and more aggressive. Here's what I'm seeing, and what actually works when you respond. First, not all RFEs are equal. There's a big difference between a template RFE (manageable, you likely already have what you need) and a super aggressive one — 15 to 30 pages that attack every piece of evidence. In the latter case, the officer has often already made up their mind. Sometimes the right call is to withdraw and refile rather than fight a losing battle. For the ones worth responding to, a few things matter: 1. Know who you're responding to. USCIS officers are not immigration attorneys. They often work from templates without deep knowledge of EB-1A standards or case precedents. Write your response accordingly — clear, structured, and legally grounded. 2. Push back on requests that exceed the regulations. USCIS regularly asks for things that simply aren't required by law — what's called ultra vires requests. If the regulation doesn't require it, you don't have to treat the request as valid. Cite the actual regulation and say so explicitly. 3. Don't just submit more documents. If you already submitted strong evidence, make USCIS engage with it. Burying it under more paper doesn't help — a well-argued legal response does. 4. When they cite case law, read the actual decision. USCIS uses the same cases repeatedly and often mischaracterizes them. More than once, I've taken a case they cited against my client and used it to support our position instead. Getting an RFE doesn't mean your case is over. It means you have a fight on your hands — and how you respond is everything. If you're navigating an RFE right now and want to talk through it, feel free to drop a question in the comments or connect with me on OCIVerse. 👉 oneclickimmigration.com/community

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to the investigation that led to the denaturalization of Carlos Noe Gallegos, a convicted child sex offender. The U.S. attorney’s office made the announcement.

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a Federal Register notice regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided vital assistance during the investigation that led to a five-count indictment and arrests of four individuals.

A federal judge sentenced convicted child molester Isidro Arcenio Alvarado, 58, a native of El Salvador, to active prison time after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. The judge also revoked his citizenship and ordered him removed from the United States.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice led an investigation that has resulted in the filing this week of a civil denaturalization complaint in the U.S. District Court of Miami, Florida against former Mayor of the City of North Miami, Philippe Bien-Aime.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a rule to reduce the incentive for aliens to file fraudulent asylum claims so they can obtain work authorizations.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Operation Twin Shield is yielding yet more results with the arrest of a Minnesota correctional officer and AWOL National Guard member masquerading as a U.S. citizen despite having no legal status in the United States.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,490 H-2B visas made available for the first allocation of returning workers of fiscal year 2026 with start dates from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2026, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2026 TFR).