A federal judge has granted the Trump Administration’s motion for summary judgment and upheld the legality of the $100,000 fee requirement for certain H-1B visa petitions. Chamber of Commerce of the USA v. U.S. Department of...more
12/26/2025
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Haiti, and South Sudan will end in early 2026.
Employers of TPS beneficiaries from affected...more
12/22/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Ethiopia ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Haiti ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Sudan ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
USCIS
USCIS recently clarified that its December 2, 2025 policy — initially described as a review of green cards issued to nationals of 19 “high-risk” countries — extends much further than originally understood. A broad range of...more
12/12/2025
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Business Immigration ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-129 ,
Form I-140 Petitions ,
Form I-765 ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas
While not promulgating any new policies, this latest guidance emphasizes what EEOC sees as anti-American bias in employment practices, aligning closely with Project Firewall’s objective of prioritizing U.S. workers through...more
12/10/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
New Guidance ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Visas
The U.S. Department of State announced expanded “online presence review” for H‑1B and H‑4 applicants, effective Dec. 15, 2025. Consular officers may review publicly available social‑media information, prior employment history...more
12/8/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration Procedures ,
National Security ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Social Media ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
US Department of State ,
Visa Applications
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched Project Firewall, an H-1B enforcement initiative with a dual focus on ensuring that companies prioritize skilled American workers and cracking down on potential abuse of...more
12/8/2025
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Penalties ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joe Edlow recently announced a realignment of policy which focuses on restricting or eliminating immigration in certain countries.
Director Edlow confirmed on X...more
12/5/2025
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Oct. 29, 2025, it is ending the practice of USCIS automatically extending validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) of foreign nationals who have timely filed...more
USCIS has released guidance on President Donald Trump’s Sept. 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” introducing a new $100,000 fee requirement for certain H-1B...more
10/23/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Exceptions ,
Exemptions ,
Filing Fees ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-129 ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
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USCIS ,
Visas
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for review in Save Jobs USA v. Department of Homeland Security, No. 24-923, on Oct. 14, 2025, effectively ending a long-running legal challenge to employment authorization for...more
10/20/2025
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Denial of Certiorari ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Petition for Review ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Without notice, E-Verify appeared back online late on the evening of Oct. 7, 2025. As of 2:00 p.m. (ET) on Oct. 8, 2025, E-Verify is still online and appears fully operable. Employers can resume submitting cases.
The...more
On Sept. 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” (the “Proclamation”). The Proclamation requires employers to pay a $100,000 fee with any new...more
10/6/2025
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Injunctions ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
USCIS
The current government funding expired at the end of the fiscal year without a continuing resolution, resulting in a government shutdown. A federal government shutdown can create ripple effects across immigration processes,...more
10/2/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Government Shutdown ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
Proclamation “Restriction On Entry Of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” released on Sept. 19, 2025 (the “Proclamation”), directs the Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform prevailing wage...more
9/25/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
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Prevailing Wages ,
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Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation on Sept. 19, 2025, requiring a $100,000 fee for H-1B nonimmigrants seeking to enter the United States (“Proclamation”). Initial reports suggested the restriction applied broadly,...more
9/24/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Fees ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
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USCIS ,
Work Visas
On Sept. 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation titled Proclamation on Restriction of Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers (the “Proclamation”) imposing significant restrictions on H-1B nonimmigrants seeking...more
9/22/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has quietly hit pause on a key program that streamlined Social Security number (SSN) issuance for nonimmigrant and immigrant applicants. As of March 19, 2025, the Enumeration Beyond...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted an April 14, 2025, temporary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) decision to terminate humanitarian parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more
6/2/2025
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Cuba ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Haiti ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Injunctions ,
Judicial Authority ,
Nicaragua ,
Noem v National TPS Alliance ,
Parole ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Venezuela ,
Visas
On May 22, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to terminate Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (“SEVP”) certification for alleged...more
5/27/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Students ,
Terrorist Organizations ,
Universities ,
Visas
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s request to lift U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s March 31 order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary...more
Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued a number of immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs) sure to have impact on employers and their business operations. So far, the focus in the media has...more
1/30/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Migrants ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
USCIS ,
Vetting ,
Visas
Humanitarian parole programs for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have been cancelled by President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on Securing Our Borders. USCIS’s Uniting for Ukraine application process has...more
1/29/2025
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DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On Jan. 23, 2025, in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle by the attorneys-general of Washington State, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon to overturn President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) banning birthright...more
1/24/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
As many expected, President Donald Trump has not only issued Executive Orders (EOs), but he has also rescinded many EOs issued by the Biden Administration concerning immigration, including the following: “The Restoring Faith...more
1/24/2025
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Compliance ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Donald Trump ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rescission ,
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USCIS ,
Visas
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy guidance on Jan. 15, 2025, to clarify how it will evaluate candidates’ eligibility for second preference employment based (EB-2) immigrant visa with a...more