On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation aimed at enhancing national security by restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. This action builds on Executive...more
6/9/2025
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Employees ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Government Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Security ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Over the past several months, international students in F-1 status have experienced heightened scrutiny. Increasing numbers of reports indicate that students are facing visa revocations and the termination of their records in...more
4/23/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
F-1 Visa ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
OPT ,
SEVIS ,
STEM ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
Another potential government shutdown may be on the horizon, as we await updates on the progress of the latest funding bill. Although already passed in the House of Representatives, an extension to continue funding the...more
3/13/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
EB-5 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
PERM ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: President Trump issued a new entry ban directly affecting foreign nationals in H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 status. Below is a list of 20 questions and answers that have surfaced in the first 24 hours since the...more
6/25/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court allows DACA to proceed on the grounds that DHS did not meet the regulatory Administrative Procedures Act requirements in rescinding the program. The Court did not rule on the legality of...more
6/22/2020
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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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The President’s Proclamation will pause the issuance of immigrant visas for those seeking lawful permanent residence (Green Card) status through consular processing at posts outside of the U.S. for the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following a late-night tweet from the President on suspending immigration into the U.S., we have learned today that the President’s executive order (“EO”) on immigration will be limited in scope. ...more