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New Travel Ban Takes Effect

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On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States, with the purported goal of protecting the United States from foreign terrorists, as...more

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Foreign National Travel Advisory - What Employers Need to Know

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There are times when international travel may be more challenging or stressful than other times. At present, the United States finds itself in a period of significantly increased immigration enforcement occurring in the...more

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Top Mistakes That Jeopardize Your Green Card—and How to Avoid Them

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As we are currently in a time of extensive scrutiny of immigration actions, individuals must understand their status, rights and obligations. Legal Permanent Residents possess many protections that nonimmigrants do not have,...more

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Registration Requirement for Certain Noncitizens in the U.S. for 30 Days or Longer, Effective April 11, 2025

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The Trump administration continues extreme vetting and full enforcement of existing (even if dormant) immigration laws, including the requirement that noncitizens be registered with the government. The government refers to...more

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International Travel Tips for Dealing With U.S. Immigration Officers

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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

Cozen O'Connor

Entering the United States as a Foreign National? Here Is What You Need to Know

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OVERVIEW- •The goal of this alert is to provide general information regarding entry into the United States as well as applicable information for various employment-based visa categories. •Given the current climate in the...more

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Immigration Options for Religious Workers

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In the past few years, it has become difficult to prepare immigration strategies for religious workers due to the length of time it takes for religious worker green cards to be approved. The delay is new and does not make a...more

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President Trump’s Immigration-Related Executive Orders: Potential Impact on Employers

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Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued a number of immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs) sure to have impact on employers and their business operations. So far, the focus in the media has...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship

As one of his first acts in office, on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which asserts that citizenship may only be...more

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Waiving Drug Offenses for Admission to the U.S.

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The United States treats drug offences very seriously, and foreign nationals should be attentive to U.S. laws about drugs that may impact their ability to enter the United States....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Parole in Place for Spouses of U.S. Citizens Explained: Available on August 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a new process allowing noncitizens married to U.S. citizens to apply for Parole In Place (PIP), effectively adjusting their immigration status in the U.S. to that of...more

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Cozen O'Connor Immigration Catch Up: October 2023

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October 2023 not only provided amazing Halloween costumes but big updates to the United States and global immigration. The Cozen O’Connor catch-up this month highlights these changes and provides the details you need to...more

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Implications of Priority Date Retrogression for R-1 Religious Worker Visas

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A change in calculating the availability of immigrant numbers means some foreign national ministers who are in the United States on temporary R-1 religious worker visas and waiting in lines for green cards will have to wait...more

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Good News Is on the Horizon for Green Card Applicants

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The final phase of the green card application involves an Adjustment of Status (AOS). While their AOS is pending, applicants cannot leave the US without permission, a document called Advance Parole....more

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U.S.  Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for International Travelers

The Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for international air travelers on May 11, 2023, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ended. Effective May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air...more

Burr & Forman

New Public Charge Final Rule for Green Card Applicants Effective December 23, 2022

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a new “public charge” final rule that will go into effect December 23, 2022. The new rule will apply to all permanent residency (Green Card) applications filed on or...more

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Immigration Insider | November 2022

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Due to long processing times, USCIS announced that it will automatically extend green card validity for 24 months for individuals who have filed green card renewal applications (I-90). Previously, the extension was for 12...more

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Officially Returning to Pre-2019 Public Charge Rule to Determine Admissibility

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After years of litigation followed by uncertainty, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken the official action of issuing a new final rule that “restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Inside The Immigration Reform Bill's Business Provisions

The U.S. Citizenship Act, an immigration reform bill supported by President Joe Biden, was unveiled on Feb. 17 by Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif. The bill is a key element of the president's...more

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Biden Administration Abandons Trump-Era Public Charge Rule

On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Biden administration would no longer enforce the 2019 public charge rule implemented by the Trump administration. DHS Secretary Alejandro N....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Farewell To The 2019 Public Charge Rule And Form I-944!

For the last year, the fate of the Public Charge Rule, which expanded the ability of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny green cards to lower-income foreign nationals, has been uncertain. In addition to the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law

Revocation of the “Public Charge” Rule

Readers of our blog know that Haider, Alex and I have a longstanding interest in the intersection of health care law and immigration law. That’s important for our blog, especially because of the needs of the immigrant...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Public Charge Rule Is Still In Effect . . . But For How Much Longer?

This is an update to what we reported in December on the status of the “Public Charge Rule.” The rule remains in effect, but it is likely to either be rescinded by the Biden Administration or enjoined by a court. In the...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Public Charge Rule Status

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The Inadmissibility on Public Charge Ground rule was published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019 and became effective on October 15, 2019.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a rule interpreting...more

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New USCIS Filing Fees May Become Effective October 2

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is poised to implement new filing fees on October 2, under regulations published in the Federal Register on August 3. However, two lawsuits were filed in federal court about a...more

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