On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially terminated the Biden-era parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV). This DHS notice revokes both their parole and their...more
6/17/2025
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•On May 10, 2023, Senate Bill 1718 was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.
•The bill aims to target the influx of illegal immigration into the state with tougher employment requirements, including adding...more
5/16/2023
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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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As reported back in January, in the days prior to the numerous policy changes in both immigration and employment law, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a new version of Form I-9, Employment...more
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 beginning of the calendar year is the perfect time for employers to begin planning for the FY2019 H-1B cap filing season, which will begin on Monday, April 2, 2018....more
1/25/2018
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As announced in our Immigration Alert posted September 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced the opening of the registration period for the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. Registration was set to begin...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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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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