Last week, the Trump Administration issued a new Presidential Proclamation that will restrict the entry of nationals from more than a dozen countries. The restrictions took effect this past Monday, June 9. The stated goal...more
On April 11, 2025, the Trump administration’s Alien Registration Requirement went into effect. All noncitizens ages 14 and older are now required to “register” with the U.S. government in accordance with the published...more
What Happened? On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or the Department) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-09 (ML 2025-09), which updates HUD’s residency requirements for borrower eligibility...more
As anticipated, the 47th president issued a series of Executive Orders on his first day in office, one of which has caught significant attention within the EB-5 industry. The order, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of...more
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
Yesterday, the Biden administration revoked parts of the Trump-era executive orders that had prevented certain foreign nationals from entering the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what you need to...more
President Trump issued a proclamation mandating a 60-day suspension on the issuance of immigrant visas for certain categories of family and employment-sponsored immigrants and diversity lottery winners. Employers should know...more
The Trump administration has issued a suspension of entry of noncitizens who were physically present within the Schengen Area of Europe during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States....more
To slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Trump administration has temporarily suspended entry of foreign nationals in the European Union into the United States. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. District Court in New York issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of USCIS’ final rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds, which rule resulted in significant changes to...more
There are two main paths to Permanent Residency, or green card, for foreign national physicians. The first is the Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW), created for those physicians who serve five years in primary care...more
On April 19, 2019, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency is updating its Policy Manual to clarify that marijuana use is a conditional bar to naturalization. This policy guidance...more
President Trump endorses the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act, which would reduce the levels of legal immigrants (particularly, family-based immigrants) and dramatically change existing immigration...more
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a proclamation entitled, “Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats” (“the...more
President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation that imposes new travel restrictions on eight countries, “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry in to the United States by Terrorist or...more
1. September 18, 2017: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form. As you may recall, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently released yet another revised version (edition 07/17/17) of Form I-9, Employment...more
On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed the highly anticipated and revised Executive Order (EO), "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The new order rescinds the previous EO issued at...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order temporarily restricting certain foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entry into the United States for 90...more
In a second attempt to pass legal muster, President Trump signed another controversial executive order today altering the initial travel ban blocked by the federal courts. The executive order, effective March 16, 2017,...more
In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the stay of President Trump’s travel ban. The Court found in favor of the State of Washington on all of its arguments and held that the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This Management Alert addresses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from employers and foreign nationals regarding President Trump’s recent Executive Order on immigration....more
On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” that significantly changes U.S. immigration policy for at...more
On January 31st, DHS Secretary John Kelly held a press conference to clarify that legal permanent residents ("green card holders") from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia would be allowed to board planes and...more
President Trump’s Executive Order (“Order”) of January 27, 2017, “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” could have a significant impact on the American immigration system. Employers...more
Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to the United States for a period of at least 90 days. The executive order,...more