OVERVIEW-
•The goal of this alert is to provide general information regarding entry into the United States as well as applicable information for various employment-based visa categories.
•Given the current climate in the...more
4/1/2025
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issues six executive orders covering immigration policy decisions. A summary of these executive orders follows.
This executive order ends birthright citizenship for those infants who: (1)...more
1/23/2025
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•Since the 2024 election results, no topic has come up more often than U.S. immigration.
•While this is all speculation based on information made public, it is fair to say that President-Elect Trump’s stance on immigration...more
11/21/2024
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On June 28, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule imposing increased fines on employers for failure to comply with I-9 regulations. In addition to higher fines, employers should expect an...more
OVERVIEW-
•All nonimmigrant foreign nationals are required to present proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States from a foreign country
•Applies only to nonimmigrant...more
On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, and suspending and limiting the entry of any individual seeking entry into the U.S. in any of the following...more
6/24/2020
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Visas
President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation temporarily suspending entry into the United States of certain categories of immigrants (i.e. those seeking permanent residence)....more
On January 5, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) kicked off two new “traveler compliance initiatives” aimed at assisting those travelers to the US on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)....more
The following are some of the key immigration-related implications of President Trump’s March 6 executive order (Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States), with a particular focus on the...more
Immigration has been in the forefront of the news since President Trump took office and will likely remain so in the near future. Here, we discuss three key business immigration issues that have seen significant developments...more
2/15/2017
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Iran ,
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Libya ,
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Yemen
On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), titled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” Among other provisions, the EO suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant...more
2/1/2017
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