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CHNV Parole Pause: Mass Terminations Blocked, Chaos for Employers as Emergency Motion Filed by Government

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Last week, a federal district court in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the mass termination of parole and employment authorization for beneficiaries of the Humanitarian Parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and...more

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Federal Judge Signals Likely Pause on Early Termination of CHNV Parole Program

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A federal court is poised to temporarily block the early termination of the humanitarian parole program for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV), a move that could impact the legal status and work...more

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Parting Gifts from the Biden Administration: TPS Extensions Ukraine, Venezuela, El Salvador, and Sudan

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On January 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced important changes that will benefit noncitizens who have applied for or currently hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) with designations for Ukraine,...more

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Hong Kong Residents Protected By New Deferred Enforced Departure Directive

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President Joe Biden is extending Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for 24 months through Feb. 5, 2027, for any Hong Kong resident (regardless of country of birth) currently living in the United States....more

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Missed Opportunity: Outdated Schedule A List Means PERM Processing Delays Continue

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Proposed Rule to add new occupations to the Schedule A list is “dead,” at least for now. Stakeholders see this as a disappointment and a missed opportunity. •The failure to move forward...more

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Federal Bill Proposes Victim Protection for Foreign Workers

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The current administration and multiple members of Congress seek to grant protections to H-2B non-agricultural temporary workers who are employed in the United States to fill temporary labor shortages in the U.S. market....more

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Updated Guidance on O-1s Provides Helpful Reality Check

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Employers are experiencing incredible challenges recruiting for all types of jobs. Recruiting for that special “make or break” position – often for a C-suite, technology innovator, or creative – has always been tough. U.S....more

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Department of State Retroactively Extends National Interest Exception Validity to 12 Months

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On July 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of State announced that National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) to presidential proclamations 9984, 9992, 10143 and 10199 will now be valid for 12 months from the date of approval and allow...more

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Delays Persist at U.S. Consulates Worldwide, Even in Wake of Biden Administration’s Lifting of Various Visa Suspensions

On March 31, 2021, the Trump administration’s Proclamation 10052, which had suspended the entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L nonimmigrant visa holders and their dependents to the United States, expired. In addition, on...more

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Venezuelans authorized to receive protected status

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Deferred Enforced Departure and Temporary Protected Status have been designated for Venezuelan nationals, or individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela, and who are currently residing in the...more

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Good News for Employers Seeking to Renew Employee Visa Petitions

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On April 27, 2021, USCIS issued guidance to its officers instructing them to give deference to prior USCIS determinations when adjudicating petitions and applications involving the same facts and parties.  This guidance...more

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Law Brief®: Roxanne Levine and Rich Schoenstein Discuss Immigration and Travel in 2021

On the latest Law Brief® episode, Immigration Partner Roxanne Levine joins Partner and Host Rich Schoenstein to delve into the new administration’s approach to U.S. immigration policy in 2021. They explore the impact of the...more

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March 2021 Immigration Alert

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USCIS’s FY 2022 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Begins Beginning 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT) on March 9, 2021, until 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT) on March 25, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will...more

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Travel Ban and National Interest Exception (NIE) Update: Changing Standards

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On January 25, 2021, Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10143 extended PP 9993, which had suspended certain travel from those physically present in the Schengen Area and other countries since March 2020.  PP 10143 restricts entry...more

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Biden Administration Unveils Immigration Reform Bill

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Last week, President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform proposal, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, was introduced in the House and Senate. As officials in the administration initially reported, the provisions for the...more

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White House Lifts COVID-19 Executive Order that Banned Entry on Certain Permanent Immigrant Visas

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On February 24, 2021 President Biden officially lifted restrictions on entry to the United States stemming from former President Trump’s Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (“Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a...more

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Biden’s Proposed Legislation Is Next Step Along Immigration Reform Path

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President Biden promised sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law should he be elected president. In accordance with these campaign promises, Democratic lawmakers have just introduced a sweeping immigration bill backed by the...more

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Immigration Update: Biden Administration Takes Action

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The Biden Administration appears to have addressed some of its promises on U.S. immigration policy by issuing a memorandum entitled “Memorandum and Presidential Proclamations” on January 20, 2021, the first day of his...more

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Biden Signs More Immigration Executive Orders; Agency Review of Public Charge Rule Mandated

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President Joe Biden signed three new executive orders relating to immigration on Tuesday. Along with the executive orders issued immediately after his inauguration and the immigration legislative proposal sent to Congress on...more

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Top 5 Immigration Expectations Under the Biden Presidency

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From regulations designed to significantly alter the H-1B program to travel and visa bans, the immigration landscape has changed at a fast and furious pace over the last four years. Many legal practitioners expect more of the...more

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The Undoing Of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: Biden Unveils Series Of Immigration Reforms

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One day is all it took for the Biden-Harris administration to repudiate the Trump-era crackdown on immigration. By issuing a series of Executive Actions, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations on January 20 and the days...more

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President Biden Issues New Executive Orders and Supports Comprehensive Reform of Immigration Policy

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Former President Trump’s administration made countless policy changes that have transformed the U.S. immigration landscape over the past four years. With President Biden now in office after running a presidential campaign...more

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Biden Quickly Shifts Immigration Policies – What Employers Need to Know

With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, immigration reform is on the near horizon. Employers are advised to stay abreast of fluid immigration policies that...more

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Biden Administration Issues Executive Orders, Proposes Sweeping Immigration Changes on Day 1

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Following the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden signed several executive orders related to immigration. And, as promised by the Biden transition team, the Biden...more

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5 Predictions for Immigration Law in America in 2021

From the 2017 “Muslim Ban” to 2020’s Public Charge Rule and a global pandemic, the past four years have presented a number of challenges and changes to the U.S. immigration system....more

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