{"id":432,"date":"2026-10-15T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/immigrationlaw\/?p=432"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:53:50","slug":"dhs-proposes-end-deference-prior-approvals-h1b-l1-and-other-form-i129-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/immigrationlaw\/2026\/10\/15\/dhs-proposes-end-deference-prior-approvals-h1b-l1-and-other-form-i129-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Proposes to End Deference to Prior Approvals for H-1B, L-1 and Other Form I-129 Extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/tedjchiappari.html\">Ted J. Chiappari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/guilhermemassetti.html\">Guilherme Massetti<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/benjaminmcdermott.html\">Benjamin McDermott<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, published a proposed rule that would remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5). That regulation currently requires USCIS to defer to its prior eligibility determination when adjudicating a Form I-129 petition involving the same parties and the same underlying facts, unless there is a material error, a material change or new material information that adversely affects eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/alerts\/dhs_proposes_end_deference_prior_approvals_h1b_l1_other_form_I129_extensions_1026.html\">Read the full <em>Alert<\/em> on the Duane Morris LLP website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By \u00a0Ted J. Chiappari, Guilherme Massetti and Benjamin McDermott On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, published a proposed rule that would remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5). 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