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Updates (as of May 29, 2026)

NCAE News, Legal/Technical & Other Employer Issues

NCAE Congressional Staff Webinar

The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) is pleased to host a special installment of its educational webinar series which will arm congressional staffers with the critical information they need to know about the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Visa Program and current casework challenges that farmers and workers are experiencing.

On Tuesday June 2, 2026, from 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Eastern, NCAE will host “Fields, Farms, and the Hill: A Congressional Briefing on the State of Ag Labor.” The webinar will be co-hosted by Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Donald G. Davis (NC-01). The interactive webinar will be led by Tom Bortnyk, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of másLabor and moderated by John Hollay, NCAE’s President and CEO. Tom will walk staffers through all aspects of the program, challenges offices are facing regarding constituent casework, the Department of Labor’s Interim Final Rule, and how staffers can best be prepared to handle legislative inquiries from agricultural employers.

Invite your member of Congress’s staff

NCAE is Hiring!

As the NCAE community continues to grow and thrive, we are looking to expand our internal team to better serve our members. We are currently seeking a skilled, proactive Contract Executive Assistant to join us in a remote, part-time capacity. This role offers the unique opportunity to grow into a full-time position.

Because our members know our mission best, we want to look within our own network first. We are asking for your help in identifying qualified candidates who would be a perfect fit for the NCAE community.

Job Posting

Key Responsibilities Include:

Communication & Operations: Managing membership communications, email triage, and cross-team follow-up coordination.
Event & Project Management: Coordinating vendor logistics, managing webinars, and tracking administrative follow-through for major projects.
Digital Maintenance: Handling routine website updates and maintaining our CRM/database records.
Financial & Admin Support: Performing light bookkeeping, invoice tracking, meeting notetaking, and detailed proofreading/editing.
Status: Part-time, Contract
Location: Fully Remote
Hours: Flexible, with expected “surge periods” aligned with our major event cycles

If you know a meticulous, tech-savvy administrative professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and has a passion for American agriculture, please send them our way!

Thank you for your continued support and for helping us strengthen the NCAE team.

Regulatory Actions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country. Officers are directed to consider all relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an alien warrants this extraordinary form of relief.

USCIS Policy Memo

Legal Actions

The United Farm Workers filed a motion to set a schedule for summary judgment in their case against the Department of Labor’s interim final rule. The Administration is seeking a different timeline and series of steps in the case which will require an initial determination from the judge on how to proceed. A reminder that the judge has already ruled against a preliminary injunction and that the case all hinges on when DOL will issue a final rule which will make the proceedings in this case moot.

Legislative Actions

Senate Appropriations Budget Oversight Hearings

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security is holding a hearing titled, “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security” on June 2, 2026 at 2pm with Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin.

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs is holding a hearing titled, “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of State” on June 3, 2026 at 3pm with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.