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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

Presidential Proclamation Restricting Travel from Certain Countries: What Businesses Need to Know

Quarles & Brady LLP on 6/9/2025

President Trump signed a proclamation entitled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This action reinstates...more

Navigating the New Entry Restrictions: Implications for Global Mobility and Workforce Planning

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/9/2025

On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation aimed at enhancing national security by restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. This action builds on Executive...more

Recent Executive Orders May Affect Immigration Pathways for AI and Related Fields

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/20/2025

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has issued significant executive orders concerning artificial intelligence (AI) that may influence immigration pathways for professionals in AI and related fields...more

Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - January 2025

DLA Piper on 2/4/2025

In the days following his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed numerous Executive Orders (EOs) including the far-reaching “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which will affect private...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your February To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 2/3/2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...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

White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 10/31/2023

The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

For Federal Contractors, Another Potential Hurdle to Engaging Foreign Labor

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 8/10/2020

On August 3, 2020, the president issued Executive Order No. 13940 on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers....more

Executive Order Addresses Federal Contractors’ Use of Foreign Workers

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 8/6/2020

Quick Hit: On August 3, 2020, President Trump issued an “Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American Workers” (the “Order”), which requires federal agencies to perform...more

Executive Order Limits Federal Contractors’ Use of Foreign Labor

Littler on 8/5/2020

On August 3, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers, directing federal agencies to contract with those who prioritize the...more

New Executive Order Lays the Groundwork for Restrictions on the Use of Foreign Labor in Performing Federal Contracts

Polsinelli on 8/5/2020

On August 3, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers,” signaling that the administration may seek to limit the ability...more

Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/3/2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

Increased Challenges for the H-1B

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 12/6/2019

Anyone who works in legal or HR and handles work authorizations for their employees will agree that hiring foreign nationals or international transfers has become much more difficult under the current administration and its...more

USCIS Steps Up VISA Enforcement Activity

Burr & Forman on 11/20/2019

Employers who file I-129 petitions to sponsor foreign nationals for work visas make a number of representations to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about the terms of the foreign national’s employment,...more

Proposed Changes in the H-1B Cap-Subject Filing Process

Bracewell LLP on 12/4/2018

For years now employers have been confronted with severe limitations on visa numbers for new H-1B petitions. Historically, USCIS receives more than enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-1B cap. Therefore,...more

Is Immigration Reform Needed and Why Should Financial Institutions Care?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/7/2018

On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American (BAHA) Presidential Executive Order. The mandate is designed to create higher wages and employment rates for U.S. workers by administering and...more

USCIS to Resume Accepting Applications to Renew DACA

Littler on 1/17/2018

On January 13, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...more

USCIS Clarifies Position on AC21 H-1B Extensions

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 1/15/2018

Last week, USCIS clarified that it is not considering changing its interpretation of the H-1B extension of status provisions offered in the American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act (AC21)....more

Rumored Changes To The H Visa Category

Dickinson Wright on 1/10/2018

Certain news reports have hinted that the pursuant to President Trump’s “Buy America, Hire America” Executive Order of April, 2017, the Trump Administration is considering changes to the H Visa Program. ...more

Important Developments in Business Immigration Law

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 9/26/2017

The Revised Version of Travel Ban to Take Effect Next Month - On Sept. 24, President Trump issued a proclamation that indefinitely bans certain citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea from...more

Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Cozen O'Connor on 9/20/2017

On September 5, 2017 DHS rescinded the June 15, 2012 memorandum issued by President Obama which established the “DACA” program. The “DACA” rescission requires individuals that are seeking an extension of their status to file...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

US Immigration under the Trump Administration: What We Know and What We Think We Know

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2017

President Donald J. Trump recently issued an Executive Order, followed by a proposed bill and other guidance, which would drastically change the current immigration system. Based on these developments, employers should be...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

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