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Immigration Executive Orders

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Will It Be Possible For Our “Whole Self” To Return To Work?

Like most of you, 2021 has been sort of surreal. After more than a year of some hybrid form of working from home with your “pod” of people (family, friends, or some combination thereof), where our collective 24/7 life cycle...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

U.S. Immigration Developments - International Entrepreneurial Parole Rule

How It Will Help Foreign Entrepreneurs In The U.S.- On May 10, 2021, USCIS revived the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), announcing it was withdrawing a 2018 proposed rule to eliminate the IER in response to...more

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Biden Administration Undertakes Significant Higher Ed Policy Shifts

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The inauguration of a new President has led to significant early shifts in Federal higher education policy. Through the issuance of several executive actions, the Biden administration has quickly moved to stake out its...more

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U.S. Immigration Update: DHS Secretary Confirmed and More Immigration Executive Orders Issued

On February 2, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary and President Biden signed three immigration orders aimed at reunifying children separated from their...more

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How Has President Biden Changed Immigration During His First Week?

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On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued several orders on immigration. Some orders take immediate effect while others may take more time to be implemented. Among the changes are: • The Deferred Action for Childhood...more

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A Shift In Immigration Priorities: Anticipated Changes From The Biden Administration

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President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will inherit the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies and regulations. During President Trump’s tenure, he has overseen more than 400 immigration policy changes –...more

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The Future Of Workplace Law Under President-Elect Joe Biden

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As President-elect Joe Biden selects members of his Cabinet and prepares for his transition into the presidency, he and a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives may pursue a number of significant pieces of...more

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H-1B Update: Administration To Increase Scrutiny, Investigations

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Employers need to ready themselves for investigations from the Department of Labor (DOL) into the use of H-1B visas. Without Congressional oversight or legislative changes, the Trump Administration has changed the policies...more

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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 And EB3 Advance Rapidly; All Other Employment And Fmily Categories Advance Moderately;...

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In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and future projections for the...more

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USCIS Poised to Furlough 65 Percent of Employees

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The Deputy Director for Policy at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a statement on June 25, 2020 indicating that if USCIS does not receive additional funding from Congress by Aug. 3, it will need to...more

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Executive Order Curtails Issuance of Visas for Foreign Workers: Impact on Outsourced Services?

Customers can take proactive steps to mitigate potential service delivery disruptions caused by the new Executive Order’s suspension of work visas. The White House Executive Order curtailing the issuance and renewal of...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Executive Order Extends Travel Ban For Certain Visas

An executive order further limiting entry for nonimmigrant workers in H-1B, H-2B, L-1 and J-1 status (and their dependents) will take effect on June 24, 2020, at 12:01 am and will remain in effect through December 31, 2020. ...more

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Trump’s Executive Order Suspends Nonimmigrant Visas, Including H-1B, L-1 And J-1, For The Rest Of The Year

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Yesterday, June 22, 2020, President Trump issued the anticipated Proclamation suspending the entry into the US of certain nonimmigrant visa holders. Specifically, the following new restrictions are in effect 6/24/2020 •The...more

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Chinese Student Alert – President Trump Executive Order

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On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued yet another immigration-related Executive Order. This one is entitled, “Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s...more

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Individuals Traveling From Brazil Restricted From Entry Under New Presidential Order

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Beginning 11:59 p.m. on May 26, 2020, travelers from Brazil will be restricted from entering the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s “Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional...more

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What is the Impact of President Trump's Temporary Immigration Suspension?

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In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. labor market, on Monday President Trump tweeted “I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” Yesterday, the President signed an Executive...more

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How Will Trump’s Immigration Ban Affect You?

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After a teaser on Twitter and a verbal preview during a press conference, President Trump has signed an executive order preventing certain foreign nationals from receiving an immigrant visa for the next 60 days. The purpose...more

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Presidential Proclamation Suspends Entry By Certain Immigrants For 60 Days During COVID-19 Crisis

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A temporary suspension of entry by certain employment-based, family-based, and other immigrants has been enacted. President Donald Trump signed the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S....more

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Trump’s Latest Immigration Restriction Explained

On Monday President Trump tweeted “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

President Trump Announces Intent to Suspend Immigration to U.S.

Last evening, President Trump announced his intent to issue an executive order suspending all immigration to the United States. The announcement was made via Twitter, and offered few details. President Trump cited “the...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

President Trump Orders a Wall and Other Major Immigration Measures in His First Week in Office

On January 25, 2017, President Trump issued three Executive Orders related to our immigration system and national security. Broadly speaking, the President’s orders focus on the following: border security, removal of...more

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Fifth Circuit Hears Arguments on the Proposed Reversal of the Block on Executive Actions

A three-judge panel in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, hearing arguments in State of Texas v. United States of America, questioned the attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice and 26 states about whether the block on...more

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President Obama Issues Executive Order On Immigration

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On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced an Executive Order on Immigration Reform, which will impact U.S. businesses, as well as certain individuals currently present in the U.S. in undocumented status....more

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