In a sudden move last week, the State Department stopped scheduling new visa interviews for international students and exchange visitors while it rolls out enhanced social media screening procedures. The suspension, which...more
6/5/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
J-1 Visas ,
M-1 Visa ,
Professors ,
Social Media ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Universities ,
US Department of State ,
Visa Applications
As global learning experiences become more common in K–12 education, schools increasingly send staff and students abroad for cultural exchanges, academic competitions, service trips, and more. While these trips offer...more
5/1/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Educational Institutions ,
Electronic Devices ,
International Travel ,
Risk Management ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Student Privacy ,
Students ,
Teachers
A federal judge in the District of Columbia just denied an effort to stop the Trump administration from taking efforts to pursue immigration enforcement actions like deportation raids at religious institutions – which could...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant shift in immigration enforcement policy under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, prioritizing aggressive prosecution of immigration-related violations –...more
2/27/2025
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Law Enforcement ,
Obstruction of Justice ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Massive policy shifts and executive action from the White House in the early days of the new Trump administration necessitate that K-12 school administrators proactively prepare for interactions with immigration authorities...more
2/7/2025
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Deportation ,
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Exchange Students ,
Foreign Students ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Private Schools ,
Raids ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
SEVP ,
Student Records ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Warrants
The flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump during his first few days of his second administration will have a profound impact on K-12 school communities across the country. They not only touch on immigration...more
1/29/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Form I-9 ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Raids ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Employers may soon have a welcome alternative to the long-standing and often-cumbersome process that requires an in-person inspection of I-9 documents at the time a new worker is onboarded. On August 18, the Department of...more
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, processing delays have plagued the USCIS and frustrated many employers and foreign nationals applying for and extending their visas. At its peak in January 2022, the USCIS had a...more
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
12/7/2020
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
Notice and Comment ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. April 2017 was another month...more
5/5/2017
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Corporate Counsel ,
Drivers ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Facebook ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Reform ,
Independent Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Obscenity ,
On-Demand Services ,
OSHA ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Tribal Employees ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
USCIS ,
Young Lawyers
President Trump signed an executive order this week directing a full review of the H-1B visa program as part of a continued push to clamp down companies that hire foreign labor instead of American workers. The centerpiece of...more
4/20/2017
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Executive Orders ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Lottery ,
Silicon Valley ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is increasing filing fees for many immigration applications and petitions by an average of 21% beginning on December 23, 2016. While the filing fees for some applications and...more