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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Visa Options and Immigration Strategies for Manufacturers - Update

This alert was originally published on February 5, 2019. It has been updated as of June 23, 2021. Many visa options exist to enable U.S. manufacturing companies to employ talented professionals, researchers and managers...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

H, L, and J Visa Ban Expires

It has been widely reported that President Biden will not renew the June 2020 Presidential Proclamation, which restricted the entry of H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and certain J-1 travelers into the United States. This nonimmigrant visa...more

Morgan Lewis

Presidential Proclamation 10052 Expires

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The Biden-Harris administration has allowed Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052) to expire as of March 31. PP 10052, implemented by the previous administration in June 2020, had suspended the issuance of certain...more

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President Trump Extends Visa Ban Through March 31, 2021

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On December 31, 2020, President Trump extended previously issued Proclamations 10014 and 10052, which suspended the entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants into the U.S., subject to certain exceptions. Citing 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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Trump Administration Extends Visa Bans to March 31, 2021

On December 31, 2020, the Trump administration issued a presidential proclamation extending the ban of entry for certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visas as outlined in its April 22, 2020, and June 22, 2020, proclamations....more

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President Trump Extends Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Ban

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Previously scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020, Proclamations 10052 and 10014 have been extended by President Trump until March 31, 2021. These visa bans will continue to restrict the issuance of...more

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State Department Expands National Interest Exceptions for Nonimmigrants Subject to Presidential Proclamation 10052

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As employers continue to try to find ways for essential nonimmigrants and their dependents to be issued H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program) visas subject...more

Burr & Forman

President Amends Proclamation to Tighten Restrictions on Certain Classifications of Non-Immigrants

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As discussed in our previous post, the White House recently issued a Presidential Proclamation restricting foreign nationals from entering the United States on certain temporary work visas. The original Proclamation provided...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - June 2020 #3

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Despite Big SCOTUS Win For Dreamers, President Trump Continues to Restrict Immigration Through Executive Action.  As we noted here, just last week, SCOTUS issued its opinion in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of...more

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Immigration Alert: Update on Suspension of Entry of Certain Foreign Workers Until the End of 2020

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As discussed in our prior Alert, on June 22, 2020 President Trump issued a proclamation extending until December 31, 2020 the ban on the entry of individuals applying for immigrant visas (“green cards”) outside of the United...more

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President Trump expands temporary suspension to include certain non-immigrant visa categories and extend the period of suspension...

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On 22 June President Trump signed the Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak. This executive action extends the president's April 2020 suspension...more

Littler

Canada: Canadians are Exempt from President Trump’s Proclamation Suspending Certain US Work Visas

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On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak,” suspending the issuance of new L-1, H-1B, H-2B and J-1...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Workers Already in U.S. Are Exempt from Suspension of New Work Visas

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order suspending the issuance of a variety of United States work visas until the end of 2020. ...more

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Immigration Alert: President Trump Suspends Entry of Certain Foreign Workers Until End of 2020

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This updates our Legal Alert of April 22, 2020, which discussed President Trump’s 60-day suspension on the entry of individuals applying for immigrant visas (“green cards”) outside of the United States....more

Akerman LLP

Suspending Entry for Temporary Workers: What Employers Need to Know

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On Monday, President Trump issued a Proclamation restricting certain foreign workers from entering the U.S. through the end of 2020, claiming it is necessary to curb the “economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19...more

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FAQ - New Proclamation Suspending Entry of H-1B, L-1, J-1, and H-2B Nonimmigrant

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Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump issued a new entry ban directly affecting foreign nationals in H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 status.  Below is a list of 20 questions and answers that have surfaced in the first 24 hours since the...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Trump Proclamation Curtails the Ability of Manufacturers to Bring Workers in From Outside USA

President Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending the entry of certain H-1B, L-1, H-2B and J-1 foreign national workers and their dependents who are currently outside of the U.S. and do not have a valid visa or...more

Stinson LLP

Presidential Proclamation: Closing the Door to Foreign Nationals and Suspending Immigrant Visa Issuance through 2020

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On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation expanding immigration restrictions, this time on the entry of foreign nationals and their family members pursuant to the employment-based H-1B, H-2B, L-1 and certain J-1...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Special Immigration Alert: President Trump Expands Immigration Restrictions, DHS Extends Flexibility for Verifying Forms I-9, and...

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Presidential Proclamation Temporarily Suspends New H-1B, H2B, J-1, and L-1 Visa and Travel from Abroad - On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation (“Proclamation”) suspending and limiting the entry of...more

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Presidential Proclamation restricts non-immigrants’ entry into U.S.

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President Trump’s Proclamation suspending the entry of foreign nationals on certain employment based nonimmigrant visas into the United States takes effect at 12:01 EST on June 24, 2020. The Proclamation suspends the...more

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Presidential Proclamation Extending Suspension of Immigration from Abroad

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On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, and suspending and limiting the entry of any individual seeking entry into the U.S. in any of the following...more

Littler

New Proclamation Formalizes Temporary Ban on Entry for Nonimmigrants Seeking to Enter on H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 Visas

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On June 22, 2020, and citing economic recovery needs and unemployment due to the pandemic, President Trump issued “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus...more

Morgan Lewis

US Suspends Admission of Various Nonimmigrants

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President Donald Trump on June 22 issued an amendment to the Presidential Proclamation previously released in April, which suspended the admission of immigrant aliens to the United States. The amendment limits entry into the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Issues Proclamation Suspending Entry of Certain Foreign Workers

- Visa issuance and entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visa holders are suspended. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone currently in the United States. - Proclamation does not apply to anyone who already...more

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