Workplace ICE Raids Are Surging—Here’s How Employers Can Prepare - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Hidden Traffic Podcast - Immigration and Human Trafficking with Jean Bruggeman
What's at Stake for Immigration?
Take 5 Immigration Podcast Series: Episode 10
In 2021, the Biden Administration announced the end of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of workplace raids as an immigration enforcement tool. The second Trump Administration, however, has returned to...more
Don’t have the energy to slog through the 1,127 (or so) pages of the legislative text, amendments, and explanatory materials that comprise the final version of the “Big Beautiful Bill” to see how it impacts labor and...more
As U.S. immigration policies evolve under directives from the Trump Administration, foreign nationals entering the United States to conduct business activities must prepare for heightened scrutiny. Both companies and...more
Last week, just as the online battle between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was heating up, news broke that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had raided three locations across Los Angeles. Since then, the subject of immigration...more
On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation implementing new entry restrictions for individuals from countries identified by his administration as presenting elevated risks to U.S. national security and...more
This Order directs the construction of temporary and permanent physical barriers at the southern border of the United States and all appropriate action to deploy permanent sufficient personnel along the southern border to...more
Travel Advisory - The Trump administration continues to change the immigration landscape. While it has not yet announced travel bans as it did early in President Trump’s first term, the U.S. Customs & Border Patrol (CBP)...more
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
Recent policy shifts enacted by the new Trump Administration have led to growing anxiety and fears of expanded and aggressive enforcement tactics, making it essential for businesses and institutions to understand and prepare...more
On his first day in office, President Trump made good on several campaign promises by issuing various immigration-related executive orders. In his inauguration speech, the new president defended his actions by declaring:...more
The Trump administration has initiated a series of significant changes to U.S. immigration policy following the President’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. These actions, executed through executive orders and policy...more
This order directs federal agencies to refuse to recognize U.S. citizenship for children born in the United States to mothers in the country illegally, or who are present in the United States on non-immigrant visas, if the...more
On May 30, 2019, President Trump announced his intention to impose an additional tariff of five percent on all goods imported from Mexico beginning June 10, 2019, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
In April 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero-tolerance policy” administered by CBP and ICE to criminally prosecute every adult who illegally crossed the border, or tried to do so, including asylum...more
During his January 30, 2018 State of the Union address, President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to the administration’s immigration reform and border security framework....more
In his first State of the Union address, President Trump described four “pillars” to his immigration plan, with mixed reception. The pillars reinforce his campaign slogan to “Buy American, Hire American” and track with the...more
On April 11, 2017, Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to federal prosecutors announcing a renewed commitment to criminal immigration enforcement. The memo outlines immigration offenses that should be...more
Two memorandums from the Department of Homeland Security implementing President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders on “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” and “Implementing the President’s Border...more
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
For those of you who missed the third and final Presidential debate, immigration was an important topic discussed by the 2016 Presidential candidates. Moderator Chris Wallace asked both candidates about their positions and...more