On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed numerous executive orders related to his immigration policy objectives, including a declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, which will allow the use of federal...more
When the pandemic abruptly shifted many employment relationships from offices and other physical workplaces to remote environments, many governmental and regulatory authorities responded by modifying existing protocols to...more
8/10/2023
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E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
National Interest Exceptions Issued for U.S. Entry from COVID-19 Restricted Countries/Regions Are Now Valid for One Year and for Multiple Entries -
In our May 2021 Immigration Alert, we reported that India was added to...more
Flexibility to Verify Forms I-9 Is Extended to August 31 Due to COVID-19 -
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has announced another extension of its policy allowing special...more
6/17/2021
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
SCOTUS ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
UK ,
USCIS ,
Verification Requirements ,
Visas
Federal District Court in California Sets Aside October 2020
DOL and USCIS H-1B Regulations -
In last month’s Epstein Becker Green Immigration Alert, we reported that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and U.S....more
12/14/2020
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California ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Facebook ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Joe Biden ,
USCIS
Updates to USCIS Policy on New Forms, Premium Processing, and Filing Fee Increases Take Effect on October 2, 2020 -
As previously reported in Epstein Becker Green’s August 2020 Immigration Alert, U.S. Citizenship and...more
9/17/2020
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DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Filing Fees ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Permanent Residence Cards ,
USCIS ,
Visas
USCIS Will Increase Filing Fees as of October 2, 2020 -
On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced it will increase filing fees effective October 2, 2020. The fee increases will...more
8/12/2020
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DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Filing Fees ,
H-1B ,
H-1B1 ,
H-2B ,
Hong Kong ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Memorandum of Agreement ,
OFLC ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Presidential Proclamation Temporarily Suspends New H-1B, H2B, J-1, and L-1 Visa and Travel from Abroad -
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation (“Proclamation”) suspending and limiting the entry of...more
6/25/2020
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Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
USCIS Completes the Initial Selection Process -
On April 1, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (‘USCIS”) announced that the initial selection of H-1B cap-subject registrations for fiscal year (“FY”) 2021 was...more
On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that it is temporarily amending the Form I-9 verification and reverification procedures that require company representatives to physically review...more
On September 5, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that it was rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program....more
President Trump Notifies Congress of Intent to Renegotiate NAFTA -
On May 18, 2017, President Trump officially notified Congress of the administration’s intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement...more
6/2/2017
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
F-1 Visa ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
Mobile Devices ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
TN-Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas
President Trump Issues Revised Executive Order on Travel -
Today, President Trump issued a revised executive order on travel that becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 16, 2017 (“March 16 EO”). The March 16 EO...more
3/7/2017
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
IRS ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” (“EO”). In pertinent part, the EO...more
2/7/2017
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dual Citizenship ,
Executive Orders ,
Immigrants ,
New Guidance ,
Refugees ,
Travel Ban ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS
This past week, the Trump administration issued three executive orders (“EOs”) on immigration. Certain provisions of these EOs may immediately impact the immigration programs of, and foreign nationals (“FNs”) working for, our...more