In the United Kingdom, a “caution” may be issued to an offender by police as an expeditious way of dealing with minor offenses that do not require court intervention. As no court is involved and there is no deprivation of liberty or property, cautions have historically not been treated as convictions or as “admissions” for U.S. immigration law purposes. That has now changed.
As the Trump administration looks to curtail the ability of foreigners to live and work in the United States, many of the changes are happening through executive orders and policy memos, not legislation.
The latest shift affects holders of the H-1B visa favored by tech companies, as well as other work visas, who are seeking to extend their stays.
Under a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy issued Monday, foreigners applying for a visa extension will no longer be given
