Diane Butler on Immigrants

Birthright Citizenship Remains Intact Due to New Injunction: Key Points for Employers

The recent Supreme Court decision, that no single judge may block President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship on a nationwide basis, was set to go into effect on July 27, 2025. But a court ruling in a class action...more

7/11/2025 / Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) , Constitutional Challenges , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Employment Policies , Executive Orders , Fourteenth Amendment , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , SCOTUS

New Administration Outlook: What Employers Need To Know About Trump's Immigration Actions

A flurry of immigration-related post-inauguration Executive Orders and other planned changes to immigration law under President Trump will alter the U.S. immigration landscape, with stepped-up enforcement actions, an aim to...more

1/28/2025 / Constitutional Challenges , Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employment Policies , Executive Orders , Form I-9 , Immigrants , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Immigration Enforcement , Immigration Procedures , Immigration Reform , USCIS , Visas

Trump Immigration Suspension Applies Only to Certain Types of Green Card Applicants

On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." The Presidential Proclamation...more

4/24/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Green Cards , Immigrants , Trump Administration , Visas

Completing the I-9 Form in a Coronavirus Work-From-Home Environment

New I-9 Required by May 1 for New Hires and Reverifications - Starting Friday, May 1, 2020, employers must use a new version of Form I-9 for Employment Verification Eligibility, which is required for new hires and...more

3/10/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Immigrants

Employer Guidance for Successful H-1B Online Registration for FY2021 Lottery Candidates

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will require employers and their attorneys to register H-1B lottery applicants in a new online registration system for the 2020 filing season for H-1B...more

12/18/2019 / Foreign Workers , H-1B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Registration Requirement , Visas

Visa Applicants Coming to the U.S.? Not Without Disclosing Social Media Handles

On May 30, 2019, the United States began requiring that visa applicants provide the social media identifiers for all accounts used within the last five years. ...more

6/13/2019 / Foreign Nationals , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Social Media , Visa Applications , Visas

Post-Shutdown Update: Immigration-Related Agencies

Some, but not all, U.S. immigration-related agencies were closed during the recent 35-day partial government shutdown. Now, immigration processing centers, courts, and the E-verify system to check immigration status and work...more

1/30/2019 / Customs and Border Protection , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , E-Verify , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Government Shutdown , H-1B , Immigrants , USCIS , Visas

Supreme Court Restores Travel Ban – Implications for Employers

On December 4, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed enforcement of the Presidential Proclamation that established the so-called Trump travel ban pending future appeals hearings in the federal courts. Employers in industries...more

12/11/2017 / Dual Citizenship , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , Green Cards , Immigrants , Immigration Procedures , Refugees , Travel Ban , Trump Administration , Visas

Diane Butler

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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