President Trump’s executive orders, signed on January 20, 2025, have significantly altered the immigration enforcement landscape...more
3/4/2025
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Documentation ,
E-Verify ,
Employee Training ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
USCIS
As of April 27, 2021, the Biden administration has reinstated a longstanding policy of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) that the Trump administration revoked in its first year. The reinstated policy, commonly...more
5/11/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Extensions ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
USCIS ,
Visa Applications ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On April 21, 2020, President Donald Trump announced at a press conference that in short order he will sign an executive order barring from entry, foreign nationals applying for permanent residency. He said the executive...more
On April 20, 2020, President Trump announced via Twitter that he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration to the U.S. in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting increase in unemployment....more
What is the impact of the Presidential Proclamations on individuals seeking entry into the U.S. from China, Iran, and Europe?
According to Presidential Proclamation 9984 [issued on January 31, 2020] and Presidential...more
4/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Hong Kong ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
politics ,
Right to Travel ,
Travel Ban ,
Travelers ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
On January 10, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a statement detailing a new, comprehensive worksite enforcement strategy that incorporates: (i) increased Form I-9 audits; (ii) more unannounced...more
2/28/2018
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Raids ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
Undocumented Immigrants