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Travel Bans Are Back – Are Exemptions Possible?

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Travel bans are back, with an initial list of 19 countries, and that list may be expanded to include an additional 36 nations. This latest round of travel restrictions find their basis in Presidential Proclamation 10949...more

Jackson Walker

U.S. Implements Sweeping Travel Bans Affecting 19 Countries: Key Details and Exemptions

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The United States has announced a new set of travel restrictions targeting nationals from 19 countries, with full entry bans imposed on 12 nations and partial restrictions on 7 others. The policy, set to take effect on June...more

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Travel Ban Lifted for Southern Africa

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Effective December 31, 2021, the United States began permitting noncitizen arrivals from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. A Presidential Proclamation went into effect on...more

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Labor & Employment E-Note - April 2021

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Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Issuance of Certain H, J, and L Visas Expires - On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration announced Presidential Proclamation 10052 ("PP 10052"), which suspended the issuance of...more

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Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Issuance of Certain H, J, and L Visas Expires

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On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration announced Presidential Proclamation 10052 (“PP 10052”), which suspended the issuance of many H, J, and L visas at U.S. Embassies and Consulates. The ban was originally set to expire...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Expires

Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10052 suspending entry to the U.S. of certain nonimmigrants in J, H and L status expired March 31, 2021. The Biden Administration has declined to extend the ban. PP 10052 was initially...more

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Presidential Proclamation 10052 Expires

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The Biden-Harris administration has allowed Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052) to expire as of March 31. PP 10052, implemented by the previous administration in June 2020, had suspended the issuance of certain...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Travel Ban Alert: State Department Rescinds Previous Policy Impacting Nonimmigrant Workers And NIEs

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On March 2nd, the State Department rescinded the previous policy for national interest exceptions (NIE) thereby making it more difficult for nonimmigrant workers and business travelers to obtain national interest exceptions...more

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Biden Administration Revokes Trump-Era Immigrant Visa Ban

On February 24, 2021, the Biden administration issued a proclamation immediately revoking the prior administration’s Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, that blocked individuals from entering the United States on immigrant...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

President Biden Lifts Order Suspending Entry of New Immigrants

President Joe Biden has terminated the U.S. entry ban on new immigrants implemented by the Trump administration under Presidential Proclamation 10014. This ban, which had been set to expire on March 31, 2021, prevented new...more

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Immigrant Visa Ban Rescinded

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Presidential Proclamation 10014 “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak,” was rescinded by President...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Rescission of "Immigrant Visa Ban"

In its latest action to reverse Trump-era immigration policies, on February 24, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Latest Developments In Immigration: Visa Ban Rescinded, Reinstatement Of Visa Processing Abroad, And Supreme Court Decisions To...

Rescission Of Presidential Proclamation 10014 – Travel Ban For Immigrant Visa Applicants On February 24, President Biden issued a Proclamation revoking the immigrant visa ban that suspended foreign nationals’ entry to...more

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Biden Immigration Enforcement Priorities

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From the day he took office, President Biden began the process of changing the immigration enforcement policies that existed during the Trump Administration. Indeed, the White House has proposed legislation and issued 13...more

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President Biden's Executive Actions: Focus on Diversity and Equity

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Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

President Biden Rescinds Muslim travel bans

On his first day in office, President Joseph Biden sought to end a series of discriminatory travel bans set forth by the previous administration. President Biden focused his initial presidential actions on returning to this...more

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The Undoing Of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: Biden Unveils Series Of Immigration Reforms

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One day is all it took for the Biden-Harris administration to repudiate the Trump-era crackdown on immigration. By issuing a series of Executive Actions, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations on January 20 and the days...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New Travel Restrictions Into the U.S. Take Effect Today

Several new travel restrictions impacting business immigration are now in effect. As of 12:01 a.m. EST today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention require all passengers flying into the United States to show a...more

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On Day One of the Biden Administration, a Flurry of Executive Orders

Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. President Biden hit the ground running, issuing 17 executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, and similar actions on his first...more

Jackson Walker

What Happens to President Trump's Immigration Proclamations During President Biden's First 100 Days?

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Jackson Walker immigration attorney Sang Shin provides an update on the Trump administration's recent proclamations to extend bans on all new H-1, L-1, and J-1 visas until March 31, 2021. In addition, there are a number of...more

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A Shift In Immigration Priorities: Anticipated Changes From The Biden Administration

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President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will inherit the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies and regulations. During President Trump’s tenure, he has overseen more than 400 immigration policy changes –...more

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