On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration released a new Executive Order (“EO”) on cybersecurity, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order...more
6/10/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
In the waning days of the Biden administration, the FTC published an update to its COPPA Privacy Rule. The status of this update, however, is unclear. The revisions to the rule were posted on the FTC website prior to the...more
With the Trump Administration’s renewed focus on immigration, many companies are asking what to expect, and how to respond to a potential raid on their facilities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). As enforcement...more
1/31/2025
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Compliance ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
With President Donald Trump commencing his second term, significant changes are anticipated across global industries. His series of sweeping executive actions have already sparked pushback and legal challenges....more
While most agree that Congress must do something to help the U.S. economy and the American people, there is some disagreement as to how, when, and what needs to get done. That is precisely what we’re exploring in today’s...more
7/29/2020
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Colleges ,
Congressional Committees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Downturn ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Law Enforcement ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Multinationals ,
Presidential Elections ,
Protests ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Relief Measures ,
School Closures ,
School Districts ,
Small Business ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment Compensation System ,
Universities
Presidential Proclamation-
On June 22, 2020, the White House announced an extension and expansion of Proclamation 10014, which was originally announced on April 22, 2020 and restricted the issuance of and entry on...more
7/1/2020
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas
Court Decision -
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision in 2017 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated the...more
6/29/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Educational Institutions ,
Path To Citizenship ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v NAACP ,
USCIS ,
Wolf v Vidal ,
Work Permits
Presidential Proclamation -
On June 22, 2020, the White House announced an extension and expansion of Proclamation 10014, which was originally announced on April 22, 2020 and restricted the issuance of and entry on immigrant...more
6/24/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigrants ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13920 (“Executive Order”), which prohibited certain transactions involving bulk-power system electric equipment manufactured or supplied by persons owned by, controlled...more
On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) targeting activities of certain foreign telecommunications companies based in hostile countries. Entitled “Securing the Information and Communications...more
5/21/2019
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China ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Policy ,
Huawei ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
It can often be difficult to understand all of the ramifications of the current administration’s political actions and the effect on U.S. companies doing business across borders. We’re taking a closer look at several trending...more
As the Democrats in Washington prepare to assume control of the House of Representatives following the 2018 midterm elections, “pundits” and “experts” are speculating about the Congressional oversight that will occur over the...more
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the president’s 2017 travel ban proclamation, a lot of people remain confused about the government’s restrictions on travel to this country. In the last three years, new...more
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the latest district court decisions involving the President’s so-called travel ban, in which a Hawaii court fully enjoined the proclamation, while a Maryland court allowed it to stand as to...more
11/16/2017
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Refugees ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
On September 24, President Trump issued a “Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats.” Most people...more
10/24/2017
/ Establishment Clause ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Refugees ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
The Supreme Court’s decision on June 26 to take up the travel ban cases this fall, and in the meantime partially lift the injunction on the President’s travel ban, has created renewed uncertainty for certain travelers....more
7/28/2017
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Refugees ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
The Supreme Court’s decision on June 26 to take up the travel ban cases this fall, and in the meantime partially lift the injunction on the President’s travel ban, has created renewed uncertainty for certain travelers....more
7/5/2017
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Refugees ,
SCOTUS ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v International Refugee Assistance Project ,
Visas
On May 11, President Donald Trump issued his long-awaited Executive Order on cybersecurity, the ‘‘Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.’’ It had been...more
5/31/2017
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration
On April 18, President Trump signed a new executive order (EO) at a ceremony in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The EO is entitled “Buy American and Hire American” and focuses on these two themes, with the President’s stated goal of...more
4/21/2017
/ Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The last two weeks in Washington have been very eventful in the immigration field. In light of the travel restrictions recently imposed by the President’s executive order, we are now advising our U.S. clients who have...more
2/3/2017
/ Background Checks ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US State Departments
President Donald Trump’s issuance of an executive order on Jan. 27, banning travel to the U.S. for 90 days by nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries, and putting a halt to the U.S. refugee assistance program for...more
2/1/2017
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Libya ,
Refugees ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Vetting ,
Visa Waiver Program ,
Visas ,
Yemen