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Termination of TPS for Afghans Effective July 14, 2025: Implications and Legal Challenge

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under Secretary Kristi Noem, has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals residing in the United States. The notice of termination,...more

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Trump Administration Increases Salary Requirements for H-1B Visa Holders

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The Trump Administration announced on January 12, 2021 that it has promulgated a new, final rule that will significantly increase the wages that must be paid to holders of H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, though the...more

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COVID-19: Trump Administration Continues Suspension of Immigration and Work Visas

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With weeks to go in his administration, President Trump has extended two controversial presidential proclamations that would prohibit many immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders from entering the United States until months...more

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Third Judge Rules Against DOL’s H-1B Visa Wage Increases

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The third ruling against the Trump administration’s H-1B wage rule is in, and once again, the policy that would raise required salaries for foreign workers on high-skilled visas has been struck down. Purdue University, et...more

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Federal Judge Blocks New H-1B Pay Rules

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In a major blow to the Trump administration, a federal court recently struck down two immigration rules that would limit the ability of skilled foreign workers to obtain H-1B visas. In a December 1 ruling, the U.S. District...more

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Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Latest H-1B Visa Restrictions

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During the past four years, the Trump administration has sought to substantially reduce the availability of the H-1B visa program, a visa used by U.S. employers to sponsor temporary workers in a variety of high skilled,...more

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Judge Strikes Down Rules Restricting Visas for High-Skilled Foreign Workers

A federal judge in California struck down two Trump administration rules that substantially altered the H-1B visa program for temporary professional workers and increased wage obligations for businesses employing certain...more

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Federal Court Reverses Trump Administration's H-1B Wage Hike

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As a positive development for H-1B employers, on December 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a final ruling in Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. DHS, et al. set aside the Interim...more

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US District Court Sets Aside Interim Final Rules Affecting H-1Bs Previously Issued by the US Department of Labor and Department of...

On Dec. 1, the United States District Court in the Northern District of California set aside two Interim Final Rules affecting the H-1B program, holding that the Rules were promulgated in violation of the Administrative...more

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Trump Administration Loses Another Immigration Federal Challenge

As we predicted two months ago in our analysis of the specious arguments underlying the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rules (IFRs) published on October 8, 2020, the...more

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Possible Changes to U.S. Business Immigration Law and Policy Under the New Administration

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This article covers proposed legislation, sub-regulatory changes, and—from a practical standpoint—the process/timing for implementing changes under the new administration. Please note that while legislative immigration...more

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