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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Feeling Discouraged About Immigration?

Feeling Discouraged About Immigration? You are not alone. Many agree that the U.S.’s current immigration system is in need of comprehensive legislative reform....more

Burr & Forman

What to Expect on the Immigration Front from President Trump?

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With the inauguration just days away, what will the immigration landscape look like in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration? We can expect a lot of talk about enforcement, about the repeal of various executive...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

Não deixe o samba morrer – Parte 2 (Don’t let samba die)

Panorama - Para muitas pessoas nesta semana, o impensável e inesperado se tornou uma realidade política com a eleição de Donald Trump. Se alguém estava se perguntando se a retórica rígida durante a campanha seria...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

Nao Deixe O Samba Morrer! (Don’t Let Samba Die!) Part 2 - What Now? - Immigration Planning Considerations after the Trump...

Overview - For many this week, the unthinkable and unexpected became a political reality with the election of Donald Trump. If anyone was wondering if the tough rhetoric during the campaign would be relaxed after the...more

Franczek P.C.

What Employers Can Expect from the Trump Administration: Immigration

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Our alert on Monday (11/14/16) provided a brief summary of immigration-specific changes that are likely under Donald Trump’s new administration. This alert provides greater detail on the immigration policies that Candidate...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Employment Visas?

While many observers of the 2016 United States presidential campaign have called immigration policy one of the central issues in the election, the implications of that heightened attention to the issue are not equally clear...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Dramatic Change to Visa Bulletin: Starting October USCIS Will Now Accept I-485 Filings for Certain Eligible Adjustment of Status...

On September 9, 2015, the Department of State (DOS) announced a major change in the content of the Visa Bulletin. This change will dramatically affect the way that I-485 adjustment of status applications can now be filed with...more

Baker Donelson

H-1Bs, H-4s and H-2Bs – Oh, My! Big developments in the H Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications, and Expanded DACA and DAPA are...

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Effective May 26, 2015, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting work authorization for H-4 spouses of two groups of H-1B nonimmigrant workers: those who have an approved I-140 petition...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Mark Your Calendars: DHS Extends Employment Authorization Eligibility to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses Effective May 26, 2015

While many immigration practitioners wait anxiously for a resolution to the judicial challenges faced by DAPA and expanded DACA, others let out a sigh of relief at the announcement made today by U.S. Citizenship and...more

Perkins Coie

Immigration Law Update

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The filing period for the fiscal year 2016 H-1B visa cap commences on April 1, 2015. It is expected, as has happened the last several years, that there will be a lottery based on submissions received the first week of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Immigration Accountability Executive Actions: Ramifications for Business

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On November 20 and 21, 2014, President Obama announced his plan for executive action on the United States’ immigration problems, known as the immigration accountability executive actions. The actions represent the most...more

Miller Canfield

Visa Restrictions on Foreign Entrepreneurs to Ease Under Obama Immigration Directives

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President Barack Obama’s immigration directives, announced on November 20, 2014, include a plan to ease visa restrictions, “mak[ing] it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates, and entrepreneurs to stay and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President's Immigration Executive Action Will Impact Employers

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced executive action to allow millions of undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States temporarily and apply for work authorization. This executive action also includes...more

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