On July 17, 2025, the Trump administration formally submitted a proposal to overhaul the H-1B cap selection process, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. Currently, the USCIS conducts a random lottery to...more
7/23/2025
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
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Labor Reform ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
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Visas ,
Wage and Hour
OVERVIEW -
•Speaking to the press on February 25, 2025, President Trump announced an idea for a new “gold card” visa and pathway to citizenship for foreign investors paying $5 million.
•Additional information has not been...more
2/28/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
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Immigration Reform ,
Investors ,
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USCIS ,
Visas
Today, Michael Schmidt is joined by two of his immigration law partners, Scott Bettridge and David Adams, to discuss the new immigration policy and initiatives under President Trump’s 2.0 administration and how employers...more
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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Border Security ,
Citizenship ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Donald Trump ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Migrants ,
Refugees ,
Rescission ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vetting ,
Visas
As noted by multiple media outlets, Donald Trump’s team released an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders. This anticipated immigration crackdown will have implications for people nationwide, including a package of...more
1/22/2025
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Compliance ,
Deportation ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Migrants ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
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
Heightened enforcement of immigration laws is a trend widely expected to continue under the Trump administration, including the recent increase in government audits of employers’ Forms I-9 (Employment Eligibility...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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Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Libya ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
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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Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Libya ,
Refugees ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Yemen