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TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Extended: The Ride Rolls On

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/7/2025

In a major legal development, a federal judge in the Northern District of California has postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision, issued on...more

E-Verify Revocation Lists for CHNV Updated: Employers Have to Add One More Thing to Their To-Do Lists

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/23/2025

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initially deployed the Status Change Report on June 20, 2025, to help certain employers identify whether any E-Verify cases were created using an Employment Authorization...more

TPS Haiti Work Authorization Extended to February 2026, Employers need to Make I-9 Updates.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/23/2025

In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...more

TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need to Know About the 60-Day Work Authorization Extension

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/11/2025

As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of TPS...more

CHNV Parole Update: SCOTUS Grants Stay, Terminations May Proceed — But Implementation Unclear

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/10/2025

In a 7–2 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 30th (with Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissenting), the Court granted the federal government’s request to stay the district court’s injunction that had blocked the...more

TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/9/2025

In a significant development for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, a federal district court in California has issued an injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from invalidating...more

SCOTUS Unravels 2023 TPS for Venezuela: Employers Await USCIS Guidance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/27/2025

In a pivotal immigration development, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has effectively granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permission to proceed with the termination of the 2023 Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...more

Key Immigration Changes Under President Trump 2.0

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/4/2025

Since day one in the Oval Office, President Trump has made sweeping immigration policy changes with a focus on tightening the U.S. borders and deporting undocumented migrants. While these changes undoubtedly affect...more

Countdown to Chaos? The 540-Day EAD Extension in Legislative Crosshairs

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/6/2025

If you have been following immigration news and are wondering how changes in Washington might affect your workforce, you are not alone. Senate Joint Resolution 8 (S.J. Res. 8) in the 119th Congress aims to undo a USCIS...more

Executive Orders Give First Insight into Trump Administration Immigration Priorities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2025

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued multiple immigration-related Executive Orders focusing on border security, rolling back humanitarian programs, increased vetting of visa applicants, and an attempt to end...more

The Top Five Areas of Business Immigration Likely to be Impacted by and How to Prepare for the Second Trump Administration

Quarles & Brady LLP on 1/7/2025

This article summarizes key take-aways from our December 3, 2024 webinar titled Business Immigration – What to Expect Under a Second Trump Administration. We focused on what the first Trump Administration proposed or enacted,...more

Top 5 Anticipated Changes to the Immigration Landscape During Trump's New Term

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/3/2025

President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office is expected to reshape U.S. policies related to immigration. Many of those changes will impact U.S. employers, even those without employees on work visas. Here are the top...more

Navigating Immigration Challenges Under the Second Trump Administration: What Employers Need to Know

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/11/2024

As President-elect Trump’s administration prepares for a second term, employers should anticipate intensified changes to U.S. immigration policies and procedures. These changes are expected to significantly impact various...more

Court Finds Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule Unlawful

Littler on 9/22/2023

On September 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the DACA final rule unlawful. DACA, which commenced in 2012, protects certain undocumented immigrants brought to the...more

USCIS Updates Guidance for “Compelling Circumstances” EADs – Key Takeaways and a Call for Reform

Dickinson Wright on 6/30/2023

On June 14, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance to address eligibility criteria and standards for employment authorization involving compelling circumstances. Such policy...more

USCIS Increases 180-day EAD Automatic Extension to 540 Days for Certain Applicants

Burr & Forman on 5/11/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a Temporary Final Rule that will increase the 180-day automatic extension period for some Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) to 540 days beyond the EAD’s...more

H-1B Work Permit Filings: Will You Beat the Cap? (Updated)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/12/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should identify as soon as possible any current employees and employment candidates who may require H-1B work permit sponsorship before October 1, 2021, given that it is anticipated USCIS will...more

Delays for Foreign Workers’ Families May Result From Season of Immigration Change

Polsinelli on 2/27/2019

With the H-1B cap season upon us, the government continues to churn out substantial updates and changes that impact how this year’s H-1B cap season will progress, including new impacts on the foreign workers’ family members....more

Employers Relying On H-4 Dependent Spouse Visas Better Move Fast as April 1 Lottery Looms

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 3/19/2018

Proposed changes to the rule authorizing employment for H-4 status holders could spell an increase in H-1B petitions this upcoming fiscal year, and ultimately, increased sponsorship costs for employers. ...more

TPS Designation Ends for El Salvador, Making Expiring Work-Authorization Docs an Issue

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/11/2018

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on January 8 that it will not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador, giving protected Salvadorans until September 9, 2019, to either leave...more

Updates on DACA and Temporary Protected Status

Littler on 9/19/2017

DACA Developments - On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would formally end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since then, 19 states and the District of Columbia have...more

Employers Should Have Plan in Place for End of DACA

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/14/2017

Employers who have employees authorized to work under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program should start prepping for change in the next six months. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on September 5, 2017,...more

Trump Administration Announces Termination of Popular DACA Program

Stinson LLP on 9/11/2017

On September 5, 2017, the Department of Justice announced the wind-down of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program. The federal program, created under President Barack Obama's administration, provided work...more

The Impact of the DACA Rescission

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 9/8/2017

On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration formally announced its intent to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. What follows is a practical guide on the impact of this latest...more

The Rescission of DACA – A Quick Overview of How This Impacts Your DACA Employees

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/7/2017

USCIS announced on September 5, 2017, that they are phasing in a rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The DACA program began in 2012 and granted temporary status and work permits to the...more

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