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The Biden Administration: What to Expect From a Changing US-Mexico Relationship

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With President Donald Trump’s departure from office and the inauguration of President Joe Biden comes the prospect of major shifts in the relationship between the United States and Mexico. President Biden has taken immediate...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What Employers Can Expect From The Biden Administration, Part 2

Predictions from our attorneys in the practice areas that affect employers. NOTE FROM ROBIN: The following went out as a legal bulletin on Thursday. I'm reproducing it here for those of you who do not subscribe to our...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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Businesses & Foreign Nationals Eagerly Await Return to Immigration-Friendly Policies Under Biden Administration: What to Expect

Fifth in a Series of Blogs Regarding the Presidential Transition - From the beginning of the Trump presidency, the administration made clear that it would seek to enact major reforms of the U.S. immigration system,...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Changes To The World Of Immigration Law To Be Ushered In By A New Biden Administration – Key Issues To Watch Out For

President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s campaign website proclaims that “Immigration is essential to who we are as a nation, our core values, and our aspirations for our future… The United States deserves an immigration policy that...more

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2021 Outlook On Business And Employment-Based Immigration

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In the year 2020, the Trump Administration announced many changes to employment-based immigration. With many of these changes currently being litigated, and in light of the presumptive results of the recent presidential...more

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Judge To Decide On Administration’s Immigration-Related Restrictions Based On COVID-19 Pandemic

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In April and June, numerous Presidential Proclamations suspended entry of thousands of legal immigrants and nonimmigrants least until December 31, 2020, using the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. This is despite the fact that...more

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Federal Court Blocks “Public Charge Rule” While COVID-19 Emergency Lasts

A federal judge in New York issued a nationwide injunction on Wednesday that temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from implementing or enforcing the “public charge rule” as long as the COVID-19 State of National...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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ICE Continues To Block New Or “Initial” Foreign Students From Entering If Their Degree Programs Go Online For The Fal

We reported on July 16 that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had rescinded its directive that barred foreign students from taking 100 percent online courses for the fall semester even if that was all that was...more

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Current Beneficiaries May Renew DACA Status While Program Undergoes Review, Administration Announces

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In response to the June 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that the DACA program had not been properly terminated by the Trump Administration, President Donald Trump has announced he will be instituting a comprehensive review...more

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Trump Administration Abruptly Rescinds Controversial Rule On Foreign Students

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In a surprise announcement, District Judge Allison D. Burroughs, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, announced a reversal of the government decision that was announced just last week regarding students in...more

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Students On F-1, M-1 May Be Removed, ICE Announces

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that students in F-1 or M-1 nonimmigrant status will not be able to remain in or enter the United States if they are taking only online courses during the upcoming...more

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Administration Steps Closer To Issuing End Dates On Student Visas

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to push forward a proposed rule that would set a maximum period of authorized stay for students. Although the details of the rule are unknown, the draft reportedly has been...more

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President Trump Extends and Expands Visa Restrictions

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On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation extending and expanding existing restrictions on visas to enter the U.S. The White House also released a factsheet in connection with the proclamation, and that...more

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President Trump's Latest Immigration Proclamation – Will It Impact Your Employees?

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On April 22, 2020, the President signed Proclamation 10014 which temporarily suspended U.S. Embassies from issuing green cards (permanent residency) for immigrants applying outside the U.S for 60 days. Yesterday, the...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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U.S. Immigration Further Restricted Through End of 2020

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On Monday, June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump signed a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.” The Proclamation imposes significant...more

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Trump Administration Continues Its Attacks on Legal Immigration

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On June 23, 2020, President Trump signed the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak, a move that further limits legal immigration through...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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Administration Places New Limits On Chinese Journalists, Airlines

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Journalists and airlines are the two latest groups affected by the deterioration in the relationship between China and the United States. Since the “tariff wars” and the onset of COVID-19, the relationship between China...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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Administration Offers Exemption From Restrictions On Entry To Foreign Professional Athletes

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To support the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 reopening policies, Chad F. Wolf, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, signed an order exempting some foreign professional athletes (and their staff and dependents) who...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

McCarter & English, LLP

Immigration Suspension Has Questionable Impact

On April 22, 2020, President Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending the immigration of certain immigrants who present a “risk” to the U.S. labor market during the COVID-19 outbreak. In sum and substance, the edict...more

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