H-2B

Lawsuit challenges new H-2 visa rules
Guestworker groups sued the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in part for a new ‘blacklisting’ rule.
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The H-2B Workforce Coalition Applauds the Introduction of Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021
The H-2B Workforce Coalition, comprised of industry leaders from lodging, landscaping, forestry and more, support the introduction of the Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021.
USCIS reaches H-2B cap for first half of FY 2021
USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Nov. 16, that request an employment start date before April 1, 2021.
AmericanHort addresses coronavirus concerns
President Ken Fisher releases a statement to the green industry regarding a variety of pressing workforce concerns, including H-2 visa processing, relief legislation and more.
H-2B cap reached for second half of FY2020
On Feb. 18, the number of beneficiaries for whom USCIS received petitions surpassed the total number of remaining H-2B visas available for the H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2020.
AmericanHort needs your help to save H-2B in 2020
Action alert calls upon industry members to write to their elected officials in support of raising the additional visa cap.
Special abilities
Greenhouses can tap into a valuable talent pool by hiring employees with disabilities.
AmericanHort urges Congress to save H-2B
Industry called upon to encourage members of Congress to support H-2B cap relief.
4 issues AmericanHort’s Tal Coley is monitoring in 2019
After the midterm elections and ahead of the new year, AmericanHort’s director of government affairs explains what the organization is focusing on.