On July 23, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is lifting its suspension of Trusted Traveler enrollment eligibility for New York residents, effective immediately. Trusted Traveler programs include...more
On March 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a concurrent order that together closed both the Northern and Southern...more
Last week, in a historic decision on travelers’ rights to privacy at the U.S. border, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston ruled that suspicionless searches at U.S. ports of entry (airports and border crossings)...more
11/20/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Forensic Examination ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Reasonable Suspicion ,
Travelers ,
Warrantless Searches
In this five-part series, we highlight three important USCIS policy changes and provide eight best practice tips in light of the ever-tightening U.S. immigration environment. This is the fifth and final installment in the...more
On June 26, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a mixed decision in the “Travel Ban” litigation, relating to Presidential Executive Order 13780 (“EO”). As explained in more detail below, the SCOTUS decision gave a...more
6/28/2017
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Bona Fide Relationship Test ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration Reform ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project
Today the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a mixed decision in the “Travel Ban” litigation, relating to Presidential Executive Order 13780 (“EO”). As explained in more detail below, the SCOTUS decision gave a partial...more
6/27/2017
/ Airlines ,
Bona Fide Relationship Test ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project
During last week's primetime television broadcast, President Obama announced steps to fix what he termed the “broken” US immigration system. The president focused his speech on increasing border security and providing a...more
11/24/2014
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Customs and Border Protection ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Executive Orders ,
Green Cards ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
PERM ,
STEM ,
USCIS