17家高教组织致信国土安全部：反对取消延期审批中「尊重先前批准」的政策
美国教育委员会（American Council on Education）与另外16家高等教育组织11月13日向国土安全部提交评论信，要求撤回一项拟议规则。该提案10月14日刊登于《联邦公报》，拟取消美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）在审理延期申请时尊重先前批准结果的做法。
提案适用于以Form I-129提交的延期申请，涉及H-1B等非移民工作签证类别，牵涉大量在美高校就读后留美工作的国际毕业生。按现行政策，当事人相同、基本事实相同，且不存在重大变化、先前批准有误或出现新信息时，USCIS一般应尊重先前的批准结论。
评论信认为，取消这一做法将使每次延期都变成重新审查，增加雇主与雇员的不确定性。提案本身不改变H-1B的资格要求，也不会自动终止现有批准。
该提案的公众评论期已于11月13日截止。国土安全部将在审议评论后决定修订、撤回或定稿发布。
17 Higher-Education Groups Urge DHS to Drop Plan Ending Deference to Prior Visa Approvals
The American Council on Education and 16 other higher-education organizations filed a comment letter on November 13 asking the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a proposed rule that would end the practice of deferring to prior approvals in extension cases. The proposal was published in the Federal Register on October 14.
The change would apply to extension requests filed on Form I-129, covering nonimmigrant worker categories including the H-1B, and would affect the many international graduates who stay in the United States to work after studying at U.S. universities. Under the current policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services generally defers to a prior approval when the parties and underlying facts are the same and there has been no material change, no earlier error and no new information.
The groups argue that ending deference would turn every extension into a fresh adjudication and add uncertainty for employers and employees alike. The proposal does not change H-1B eligibility requirements and would not automatically terminate existing approvals.
The public comment period closed on November 13. DHS will now review the comments before deciding whether to revise, withdraw or finalize the rule.
来源：美国教育委员会
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图片来源：图：USCIS 位于马里兰州 Camp Springs 的总部员工大会现场。来源：U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS photo by Mikaela McGee)，Wikimedia Commons，Public domain。 / Photo: A USCIS employee town hall at its Camp Springs, Maryland headquarters. Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS photo by Mikaela McGee), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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