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On Thursday, July 31, 2025, a federal judge in the Northern District of California issued an order that suspends the administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 individuals from Honduras,...more
Immigration enforcement actions are no longer a theoretical concern for health care facilities — they are happening now....more
On July 8, 2025, the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The notice was the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the number of countries designated for TPS status...more
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
The IRS and ICE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the IRS to share taxpayer information such as names, addresses, and tax data, with ICE for immigration-related criminal enforcement of individuals...more
Managing a farm workforce can be a heavy lift. Agricultural employers must keep up with farm labor laws and workplace regulations that seem to constantly change, so we created this zero-waste resource for ag professionals and...more
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals will be terminated on September 2, 2025. ...more
On July 7, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TPS designations for Nicaragua and Honduras will not be extended. TPS designations for both countries expired on July 5, 2025. The 60-day transition period will...more
The Trump Administration may continue to further expand travel restrictions to citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the US. Earlier this month, the Administration issued a proclamation banning the entry of...more
The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have been marked by a dramatic transformation of U.S. immigration policy. Through a series of sweeping executive orders, the administration has sought to fundamentally...more
The House of Representatives passed budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, entitled “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” that includes significant changes to the immigration fee structure. As the Senate prepares its version of the...more
On June 20, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) revocation guidance for E-Verify employers. The guidance put E-Verify employers on notice that they have access...more
The Trump administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program on June 12, 2025...more
The U.S. government maintains travel restrictions for certain countries and is reportedly considering expanding these restrictions to additional nations. This FAQ provides an up-to-date list along with practical guidance for...more
As we have previously reported, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is revoking employment authorization documents for certain individuals affected by the termination of humanitarian parole, including beneficiaries of...more
On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending termination notices, by email, to approximately 530,000 individuals who entered the United States under a recent parole program for Cubans, Haitians,...more
On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially terminated the Biden-era parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV). This DHS notice revokes both their parole and their...more
The administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program Thursday (June 12, 2025)... According to the administration, notices have already been issued to affected parolees advising...more
“Worksite enforcement operations are going to massively expand,” according to a June 12, 2025, interview1 with Border Czar Tom Homan. Commencing on June 8, 2025, the National Guard arrived in Los Angeles and Santa Ana,...more
As media across the country report a significant rise of immigration enforcement activities under the new Trump Administration, it is imperative that employers establish policies and protocols for responding to possible...more
USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 30, 2025, decision to grant DHS’s request to lift an April 14 U.S. district court order halting the Department’s termination of the CHNV program. With...more
The news is rife with stories of federal immigration agencies increasing their enforcement activity, particularly US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But what should...more
On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, which...more
The Trump Administration announced a travel ban that fully restricts U.S. entry of nationals from 12 countries and partially restricts nationals from seven additional countries. This U.S. entry ban applies to foreign...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