Courts again have thwarted the Trump Administration's efforts to change H-1B rules and to increase the required wages that U.S. employers must pay to foreign workers. On December 1 and 3, 2020, a federal court order in...more
On October 8, 2020, the Trump Administration abruptly revamped rules that will dramatically change the H-1B program and sharply increase the required wages for temporary positions and others seeking employment-based green...more
On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." The Presidential Proclamation...more
President Trump has issued a Proclamation suspending entry into the United States for certain persons who pose a risk of transmitting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. ...more
Recent press reports describe worksite raids and other types of enforcement action by U.S. immigration authorities, illustrating the new immigration reality introduced by the Trump Administration. Employers have taken notice...more
On Jan. 27, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) barring non-U.S. citizens who are citizens of Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen (the “Restricted Countries”) from entering the U.S. for at...more