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Workplace Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Reached, Venezuela TPS Revived, and Electronic Device Searches

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Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more

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Venezuela’s TPS Designation: Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Order Temporarily Reinstating Program

A U.S. district court judge recently issued a temporary nationwide order postponing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to cancel the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court blocks termination of TPS for Venezuelans: Protections stay in place for now

A federal judge in California has temporarily halted the effort of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status – known as “TPS” – for Venezuelans. The ruling applies to approximately...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Efforts to Terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans Under 2023...

On March 31, 2025, in National TPS Alliance v. Noem, et al., Judge Edward M. Chen in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to postpone Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s...more

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UPDATE: DHS Termination of the 2023 Redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

UPDATE: On March 31, 2025, a federal court has granted a Motion to Postpone the DHS Secretary’s Decision to Vacate the Termination of the TPS 2023 designation, which was set to be terminated on April 4, 2025....more

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Judge Blocks DHS Secretary Noem’s Termination of Venezuelan TPS

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Recission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans has been halted temporarily. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s Order applies to Venezuelans who registered for TPS under the Oct. 3,...more

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Trump 2.0, First Two Months in Review: A Summary of Immigration-Related Actions

The first two months of the Trump administration introduced significant immigration-related executive orders and agency directives. These directives will have broad impacts on employers and foreign nationals living and...more

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Ten Immigration Compliance Tips for Health Care Providers and Businesses

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In today’s complex and rapidly evolving immigration landscape, health care providers and businesses that employ foreign nationals (more than 25% of physicians in the United States are foreign-born) must be proactive in...more

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DHS Revises Haiti TPS Extension, Accelerates Registration Period

On February 24, 2025, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem amended the extension and designation period for temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti and accelerated the initial registration...more

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DHS Shortens Deportation Protection Timeframe for Haitian Nationals – What Employers Need to Know About New TPS Designation Period

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The Trump administration just shortened the duration of deportation protections for certain Haitian nationals who are in the United States, and this change could impact your workplace. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...more

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Two Lawsuits Challenge Trump Administration’s Termination of Venezuela TPS

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Advocacy groups and Venezuelan immigrants have filed suit in federal courts over terminated removal protections for Venezuelans in the United States. On Feb. 19, 2025, the National TPS Alliance, an advocacy group for...more

Mayer Brown

End of the Road: What the TPS Termination for Venezuelans Means for US Employers

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AT A GLANCE - The Department of Homeland Security recently published a notice in the Federal Register, indicating that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the...more

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Department of Homeland Security Terminates 2023 Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela

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On Feb. 1, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in Venezuela no longer support the 2023 designation of Venezuela for TPS. This means that Venezuelans physically present in the U.S. under...more

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Immigration Policy Tracker: January 20 - February 5, 2025

The first three weeks of the new presidential administration resulted in numerous executive orders and agency actions impacting foreign nationals living and working in the United States. These actions were far-reaching, with...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

The H-1B Lottery in Times of Change

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In their few weeks in power, the incoming administration made many changes to immigration policy. One thing that has not changed is the H-1B lottery. On Wednesday, USCIS announced the dates for submission and processing for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation for Venezuela and Other Humanitarian Parole Programs Under the Trump...

Status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program — Venezuela - On January 28, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem terminated the redesignation of Venezuela for TPS, vacating the notice of TPS extension that was published in...more

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2023 Temporary Protected Status Designation for Venezuela Terminated

On February 3, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem terminated Venezuela’s 2023 temporary protected status (TPS) designation....more

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What is Temporary Protected Status?

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Temporary Protected Status (TPS), enacted in 1990, is available to nationals of designated countries who are already present in the United States, but unable to safely return to their home country....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Advance Parole Process Unaffected by Trump EO, But Confusion + Delay Expected Anyway

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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

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What Employers Should Know About the New Immigration Orders

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On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump returned to the presidency. Within two hours of assuming office, he executed a series of executive orders intended to carry out a restrictive and enforcement heavy immigration agenda. While...more

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Executive Orders Give First Insight into Trump Administration Immigration Priorities

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On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued multiple immigration-related Executive Orders focusing on border security, rolling back humanitarian programs, increased vetting of visa applicants, and an attempt to end...more

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The Potential Impacts of President Trump’s Administration on DACA and Temporary Protected Status

President Donald Trump has indicated a strong intention to eliminate both the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs, which allow foreign nationals to temporarily live and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 24: Preparing Employers for Immigration Policy Changes Under the Trump...

In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and co-leader of the firm’s International practice, is joined by Teri Simmons, AGG Global Mobility chair, to discuss potential changes under the Trump administration to...more

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DHS Issues Final Rules on H-1B Petitions and EAD Applications, Effective Mid-January

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In two consecutive weeks, the US Department of Homeland Security issued final rules that will impact the H-1B specialty occupation worker program and employment authorization documents. These rules will take effect just...more

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Immigration Hurdles Ahead: What Employers Can Expect from the Second Trump Administration

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President-Elect Donald Trump is promising sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system, with a focus on ramping up enforcement and the removal of undocumented immigrants. We can look to his first term, along with his...more

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