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International Travel to the US Today

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In our first episode, Mayer Brown partners Grace Shie and Morgan Bailey unpack the recent Presidential Proclamation suspending travel to the United States for citizens of certain countries. Grace and Morgan discuss what this...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

International Travel Tips for Dealing With U.S. Immigration Officers

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In recent weeks, international travel has become more complicated for many U.S.-based travelers. A series of executive orders and policy shifts in 2025 seem to have altered the landscape of immigration enforcement and border...more

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Coming Soon: Travel Bans?

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The Trump administration has not yet published an executive order banning visa issuance or inbound travel from specific countries, however, we anticipate travel bans as soon as late March....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Biden Administration Ends Certain COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

Orders that cover federal employees and contractors, air travel, healthcare facilities, and insurance cost-sharing are expiring as Public Health Emergency also ends - On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS and State Department Take Action to Improve Access to Immigration Benefits

Early in its tenure, the Biden Administration issued an executive order directing the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify barriers that impede access to immigration benefits and the...more

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Multiple International Travel Bans Now in Effect

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Within the last few days, the Trump Administration has expanded an existing travel ban and initiated a new one related to the Coronavirus; similarly other countries have added entry restrictions to try to...more

Fisher Phillips

Extreme Vetting for Visa Applicants – Just not for the Countries in the Travel Ban

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Subsequent to President Trump’s March 6, 2017 Executive Order Suspending travel to the US of certain nationals and Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland...more

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Increased Scrutiny of Visa Applications and Possible Delays

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On March 17, 2017, the Department of State (“DOS”), through the Secretary of State, issued a cable to all US consulates and embassies with guidance on enhanced screening and vetting of applications for US visas and other...more

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The Employment Law Authority - March/April 2017

EXECUTIVE ORDERS MARK A RISING, ROILING TIDE OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS - In his first week in office, President Donald Trump launched a series of executive orders (EO) directing large-scale changes on...more

Carlton Fields

Considerations for Foreign Travelers to the U.S. Under the New Administration

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Travel to the United States, with its new immigration enforcement-minded administration, will require foreign travelers to be even more aware of the rules governing border protection, and take advantage of the travel programs...more

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Breaking Immigration Developments: President Trump’s Second Travel Ban Halted

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In an unprecedented development last week, a Federal District Judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide restraining order halting President Trump’s second travel ban. The successful challenge, brought by the State of Hawaii, once...more

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Crossing the Border with Electronics - Helpful Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid

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International travelers have been reporting that cell phones, computers, and other communication devices are being seized by Officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“USCBP”) branch of the U.S. Department of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Maryland Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Revised Executive Order

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A federal Judge in Maryland issued a ruling to block provisions of President Trump’s March 6th Executive Order. The Executive Order (EO) was a revision from a previously blocked EO, which bans foreign nationals from six...more

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Federal Courts Temporarily Block the Trump Administration's Revised Travel Ban

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal judges from Hawaii and Maryland have issued nationwide Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) effectively blocking the implementation of the Trump administration’s revised travel ban, which was...more

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Latest Trump Travel Ban Halted

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Two federal judges have blocked the latest immigration executive order from the Trump Administration that would have resulted in a new travel ban for certain travelers to the United States. Signed by the President on...more

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Hawaii Federal Judge Blocks President Trump's New Travel and Refugee Ban

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On March 6, 2017, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” which was to take effect today, March 16, 2017. The new EO explicitly...more

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Trump's Revised Executive Order, "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States"

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On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed the highly anticipated and revised Executive Order (EO), "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The new order rescinds the previous EO issued at...more

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Revised Travel Ban: President Trump Signs New Executive Order

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order temporarily restricting certain foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entry into the United States for 90...more

Morgan Lewis

President Trump Issues Executive Order with Revised Travel and Refugee Restrictions

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Employers should plan to immediately cancel for at least 90 days all international travel by employees or individuals doing business with your company who will be subject to the travel ban, and prepare for potential...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: Know Your Rights – 5 Things to Tell Your Foreign National Employee in the...

On February 21, 2017, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released two memoranda signed by DHS Secretary Kelly addressing immigration enforcement. While a sitting President cannot independently modify laws or regulations...more

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