On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released its long-anticipated AI Action Plan, outlining a federal roadmap to maintain U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). The plan serves as a guiding policy...more
7/25/2025
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On June 4, 2025, President Trump announced restrictions on entry to the United States by nationals of several designated countries. The Executive Order (EO) titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the...more
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- DHS and DOL Interim Final Rules on H-1B visas and prevailing wage levels have been struck down by the Court.
- Definition of “specialty occupation” and rules for third-party placement of H-1B employees...more
12/7/2020
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- DHS and DOL publish Interim Final Rules on H-1B visas and prevailing wage levels.
- DHS tightens “specialty occupation” definition and restricts third-party placement of H-1B employees.
- DOL significantly raises...more
10/23/2020
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- 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
6/23/2020
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Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
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H-2B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
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Visas
- The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Trump administration did not properly terminate the DACA program under the APA.
- The DACA program is restored to its full form, as it existed prior to the rescission in 2017.
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6/22/2020
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President Trump Signs $2 Trillion Phase 3 Deal -
Today, President Trump signed a $2 trillion Phase 3 economic stimulus package in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...more
• On May 16, 2019, President Trump announced broad parameters of an immigration plan to address border security, interior enforcement, asylum policy, modernization of ports of entry and the current immigrant visa or “green...more
Immigration continues to be a topic of discussion in Washington, and the landscape of immigration law may change, if members of Congress and the Administration can agree on bipartisan solutions. Below you will find a summary...more
3/5/2019
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