Secretary Chertoff announced on June 9, 2008, in a press briefing, that USCIS would begin during the month of June 2008 to issue EAD work permits valid for two years to applicants for permanent residence whose cases are expected to remain pending for more than a year.
Opponents of H-1B visas for foreign nationals have filed suit against DHS objecting to the extension of optional practical training for certain F-1 students from twelve months to 27 months.