Expert insights and news on U.S. immigration law.
August 10, 2026
News
After sixteen years as a founding partner of a highly respected full-service business and family immigration practice, Alexander Dgebuadze has launched his own firm, Dgebuadze Immigration Group, PC (www.adimmlaw.com) in Calabasas, CA.
July 16, 2026
Immigration Updates
The Department of Homeland Security has finalized a rule replacing the "duration of status" framework for F, J, and I visa holders with fixed admission periods capped at four years, shifting extension approvals to federal authorities.
June 11, 2026
Immigration Updates
A federal court (D.R.I., June 11, 2026) vacated USCIS's freeze policies as unlawful under the APA, ending the adjudication suspension for the 39 Travel Ban Countries and the reopening of already-approved benefits based on country of birth.
May 15, 2026
Publications
The article discusses how DOL's redesigned ETA 9089 form now forces employers to affirmatively address (or challenge via redetermination) any "combination of occupations" flag from a prevailing wage determination, and walks through the regulatory framework and BALCA caselaw employers can use to defend against restrictive combination findings.
January 15, 2026
News
A hardline MAGA faction wants to slash legal immigration too, and Trump's chaotic executive-order crackdown - which immigration lawyer Alexander Dgebuadze describes as a "chaos to compliance" scramble - is already scaring off skilled workers and students despite most Americans, including most Republicans, still favoring legal immigration.
November 1, 2023
Publications
The article traces the Kellogg rule's origin, DOL's partial PERM codification of it, and key BALCA decisions (Federal Insurance, Agma Systems, Globalnet Management, ST Mobile Aerospace) to give employers concrete guidance on when the Kellogg "any suitable combination" language must be used, when it's inapplicable, and how to structure substantially equivalent primary/alternative job requirements to withstand PERM audit scrutiny.
November 1, 2023
Publications
This article analyzes PERM's "infeasibility-to-train" exception (20 CFR §656.17(i)(3)(ii)), showing through BALCA case law that employers can qualify a foreign worker for permanent residence using employer-provided on-the-job training when changed circumstances—personnel losses, technological shifts, or third-party actions like lost accreditation—make it no longer feasible to train a replacement U.S. worker.