In this episode, Akin Gump public law and policy partner Ed Pagano, senior policy advisor Casey Higgins and international trade counsel Maka Hutson discuss the Biden comprehensive immigration bill currently on Capitol...more
The U.S. Citizenship Act, an immigration reform bill supported by President Joe Biden, was unveiled on Feb. 17 by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif.
The bill is a key element of the president's...more
4/6/2021
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- DHS and DOL Interim Final Rules on H-1B visas and prevailing wage levels have been struck down by the Court.
- Definition of “specialty occupation” and rules for third-party placement of H-1B employees...more
12/7/2020
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Wage and Hour
- DHS and DOL publish Interim Final Rules on H-1B visas and prevailing wage levels.
- DHS tightens “specialty occupation” definition and restricts third-party placement of H-1B employees.
- DOL significantly raises...more
10/23/2020
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Wage and Hour
- Proclamation only suspends entry of applicants for an immigrant visa (“green card”) who are currently outside the United States.
- Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States.
- Proclamation...more
• DHS has announced that it has finalized the previously proposed rule on what immigrants are considered a “public charge.” The final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 14th, 2019.
• The rule is effective...more
• On May 16, 2019, President Trump announced broad parameters of an immigration plan to address border security, interior enforcement, asylum policy, modernization of ports of entry and the current immigrant visa or “green...more
Immigration continues to be a topic of discussion in Washington, and the landscape of immigration law may change, if members of Congress and the Administration can agree on bipartisan solutions. Below you will find a summary...more
3/5/2019
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• Applicants for a green card and for most nonimmigrant visas (including work, student and tourist visas) will be subject to the new DHS rule on “public charge” determination. This will affect the processing of...more
10/12/2018
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L-1 Visas ,
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Public Benefits ,
Public Comment ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
Tourists
On January 27, 2017, President Trump announced restrictions on entry to the United States by several categories of non-citizens. The EO titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” cites...more