New Law Extends CNMI CW-1 Program, Mandates New Fraud Fee, and Will Require E-Verify Participation

USCIS announced that on 7/24/18, President Trump signed the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, extending the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker program (the CW-1 program) through 2029 and increasing the CW-1 cap for FY2019.