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Holland & Hart LLP

National Interest Exception Strategy: Preparing for Potential Travel Ban Expansion

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On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10949 (June 2025 Proclamation), significantly expanding visa restrictions on foreign nationals from countries deemed to pose national security or public safety threats to...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

June 2025 Immigration Updates: TN Visas, U.S. Passport Gender Identity Policy, and Resumption of Processing of F and J Visa...

Recent United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. State Department updates require businesses and individuals to adhere to new TN visa eligibility criteria—such as prohibiting self-employment,...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Client FAQ: U.S. Travel Ban - Current Restrictions and Possible Expansion

The U.S. government maintains travel restrictions for certain countries and is reportedly considering expanding these restrictions to additional nations. This FAQ provides an up-to-date list along with practical guidance for...more

Littler

Student/Exchange Visitor Visa Processing Resumes with Expanded Screening for Social Media

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Last month the State Department temporarily paused processing of all new student and exchange visitor visa appointments (including F, M, and J visas) at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide while it developed and expanded...more

Baker Donelson

U.S. State Department Announcement: Expanded Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants

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Adjudication of F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas – paused for the last month – will soon resume, and applicants will be subject to heightened screening and vetting, including of their social media accounts....more

Hogan Lovells

President Trump issues new travel/visa restrictions on 19 countries

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President Donald J. Trump imposes full travel/visa bans on certain foreign nationals from 12 countries (with some exceptions) and partial travel/visa restrictions on seven other countries focusing primarily on students. The...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Terminate CHNV Parole Program – Employers Must Act on Loss of Work...

On May 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration, allowing it to terminate the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela (CHNV) Humanitarian Parole Program. This decision reversed lower court rulings...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

New travel ban effective now: Broad nation-based restrictions with some exclusions

Last week, the Trump Administration issued a new Presidential Proclamation that will restrict the entry of nationals from more than a dozen countries. The restrictions took effect this past Monday, June 9. The stated goal...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

New Travel Ban Issued Restricting U.S. Entry by Foreign Nationals of Select Countries

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On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals from select countries, which took effect on June 9, 2025. Citing national security and public safety concerns, the order...more

Woods Rogers

Trump Administration Implements Executive Order for Travel Ban Affecting 19 Countries

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On June 9, 2025, President Trump’s administration implemented a new travel ban, reviving and expanding a controversial policy from his first term. The ban, effective immediately, bars nationals from 12 countries and imposes...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Trump Suspends Travel to U.S. for Nationals of 19 Countries

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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation suspending entry to the U.S. for nationals of 19 countries on June 4, 2025. The proclamation stated that the designated countries are so deficient in their information screening...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DHS Issues Registration Changes for Foreign and Canadian Nationals, Child Visa Holders

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This Holland & Knight alert details new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rules amending a preexisting but rarely enforced registration requirement for foreign nationals, including Canadians and child visa holders on...more

Miller Canfield

New Travel Ban Takes Effect

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States, with the purported goal of protecting the United States from foreign terrorists, as...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, which...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans

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On June 4, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a presidential proclamation, restricting the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries. Its justification for issuing the travel bans is, according to the...more

Alston & Bird

Prepare for U.S. Entry Restrictions for Nationals of Designated Countries

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New travel restrictions could mean new issues for employers hiring foreign nationals. Our Immigration Team outlines the scope of the restrictions, key exceptions, and recommended actions....more

Baker Donelson

The June 9 Travel Ban: Who Is Impacted and What You Need to Know

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On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting entries for people from 19 countries based on national security concerns about deficient vetting and screening processes with a June 9, 2025 start date. A...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Travel Restrictions for Nationals of 19 Designated Countries Starts June 9

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The Trump Administration announced a travel ban that fully restricts U.S. entry of nationals from 12 countries and partially restricts nationals from seven additional countries. This U.S. entry ban applies to foreign...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Travel Bans Implemented for 19 Countries, Effective June 9, 2025

On June 4, 2025, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation implementing new travel restrictions for nationals of 19 countries. This proclamation comes after an interagency assessment of global visa screening,...more

ArentFox Schiff

Travel Bans for Foreign Nationals From 19 Countries Effective June 9

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On June 4, President Trump issued a proclamation that fully bans entry into the United States for certain foreign nationals from 12 countries, and partially banning entry from seven more....more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

New Presidential Proclamation Restricts Entry of Certain Foreign Nationals (Effective Monday, June 9, 2025)

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a new proclamation significantly restricting the entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially limiting entry from an additional 7 countries, citing national security and...more

Dickinson Wright

Travel Ban Redux: June 9 Implementation Regarding 19 Countries

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June 4 marked a very active day for the administration in immigration related proclamations. The horrific act of anti-semitic violence by an Egyptian national B visa visitor overstay in Boulder, Colorado has served as a...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Administration Issues Travel Bans Against Nationals of Designated Countries and Students and Certain Employees of Harvard...

On the evening of June 4, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that will prevent or limit the entry of nationals from specific countries. The restrictions will go into effect on June 9, 2025. Only...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Travel Ban Returns, Addressing National Security and Public Safety Concerns

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation banning foreign nationals from specific countries from traveling to the United States. The Proclamation relates to security and public safety...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

President Trump Issues Proclamation Restricting Entry from 19 Countries Over National Security and Public Safety Concerns

On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals from 19 countries into the United States, citing national security, public safety and immigration...more

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