From the day he took office, President Biden began the process of changing the immigration enforcement policies that existed during the Trump Administration. Indeed, the White House has proposed legislation and issued 13...more
The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more
With weeks to go in his administration, President Trump has extended two controversial presidential proclamations that would prohibit many immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders from entering the United States until months...more
1/6/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Notice and Comment ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
Judge Jeffrey S. White of the District Court for the Northern District of California on December 1, 2020, set aside two new rules promulgated by the Trump Administration aimed at significantly curtailing the H-1B visa program...more
12/3/2020
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Appeals ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Good Cause ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
New Regulations ,
Notice and Comment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed abandoning its long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly skilled workers through a random lottery in favor of a system that would give preference to...more
The Department of State (DOS) has proposed changes to policy and regulations governing the use of short-term B-1 visas in an attempt to clarify, and in some cases limit, the use of these visas, which have long been a source...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak,” that will suspend entry to the United States for H-1B, H-2B,...more