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 ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Reform ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
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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China ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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Foreign Workers ,
Haiti ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Nicaragua ,
Popular ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
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Venezuela
OVERVIEW:
•On March 22, 2025, the Trump administration published a Presidential Memorandum titled: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.
•The memo directs Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to seek...more
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 ,
Fraud ,
Green Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Investors ,
Trump Administration ,
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
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
•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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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Elon Musk ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
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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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Trump Administration ,
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
The federal government shutdown came to an end as the House and the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (the “CR”) which extended the Federal budget until February 8, 2018. The President signed the bill late Monday night. ...more
1/24/2018
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EB-5 Regional Centers ,
Federal Budget ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Shutdown ,
Green Cards ,
I-526 Petition ,
Immigrant Investor Program ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Investors ,
Job Creation ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visas
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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Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Libya ,
Refugees ,
Somalia ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
Yemen