The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 . 1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much...more
On 14 July, the same day the president signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (the act), President Trump issued the Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization (the EO) directing federal agencies to impose a range of trade...more
On 22 June President Trump signed the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak. This executive action extends the president's April 2020 suspension...more
6/28/2020
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Read our Spring 2018 issue of the Immigration newsletter to learn about the following topics:
- Visa sanctions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
- CBP introduces policies and procedures for searching...more
4/3/2018
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On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation (the Proclamation) laying out restrictions on the entry of nationals from eight countries into the United States using certain types of immigrant...more
10/2/2017
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On 6 March 2017, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive Order (EO), "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States." The new EO revokes Executive Order 13769 from 27 January 2017 and imposes...more
3/6/2017
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On February 9, 2017 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous (per curiam) order denying the Federal Government's emergency motion for a stay of the district court order temporarily enjoining...more
2/13/2017
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On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily barring the entry of refugees and citizens from certain countries into the United States. The order, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign...more
1/31/2017
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