As has been discussed extensively during this most recent election cycle, the incoming Trump administration has indicated a desire to address illegal immigration, including mass deportations of undocumented workers, within...more
In February 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, former President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation that instituted travel restrictions on foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. from certain countries,...more
3/5/2021
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In October, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two interim final rules that would negatively, and significantly, impact how H-1B nonimmigrant “specialty occupation” visa...more
12/3/2020
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In June, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspended the issuance of certain nonimmigrant visas and required the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security to provide recommendations on measures to protect the U.S....more
On Wednesday night, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation (the “proclamation”) that will temporarily suspend the entry of certain immigrants for an initial sixty (60) day period. This suspension will go into...more