How Employers Can Adapt to Immigration Policy Shifts
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Hiring Foreign Nationals: Updates For Employers with David Garrett of Maynard Nexsen
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 24: Preparing Employers for Immigration Policy Changes Under the Trump Administration
The news relating to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans continues to shift as court battles continue. As we wrote last week, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a March 2025 district court order pausing the...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sept. 5, 2025, that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is terminating the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The termination will be effective...more
USCIS Policy Updates: “Good Moral Character” Standards for Naturalization - On August 15, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo that significantly changes how immigration officers...more
Following a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision from August 20, 2025, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua will revert back to their early termination dates as originally announced by the...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the 2021 Venezuela Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, which was set to expire on September 10, 2025, will now terminate at 11:59 p.m. on November 7, 2025, 60...more
On September 5, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a prepublication version of the Federal Register Notice officially terminating the 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. The...more
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the lower court’s ruling postponing U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Notices of Vacatur and Termination of Temporary...more
In a critical ruling that preserves stability for many Venezuelan nationals in the U.S., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order that prevents the abrupt termination of Temporary Protected Status...more
From work authorization revocation to TPS expiration, the Trump administration is rapidly altering the landscape of immigration laws, and employers are struggling to keep up and remain compliant. ...more
In an anticipated move, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) webpages to reflect the termination of TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, a...more
No action is required just yet, but employers and stakeholders should be aware of a significant development in the ongoing litigation surrounding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. We expect...more
On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a district court’s order postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepalese nationals. The U.S. Department of...more
Overview- • So far, 2025 has brought a flurry of immigration changes that have impacted thousands of individuals residing in the United States. • To ensure you have not missed anything, we have summarized and detailed each...more
In a summer of sweeping immigration updates, the Big Beautiful Bill appears to now reshape how employers manage Form I-9 compliance for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. On July 22, 2025, the Federal Register...more
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on June 6, 2025 the termination of the designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), after determining that the conditions in Nepal no...more
In this episode, hosts Tina and Jennie welcome back David Garrett, who leads Maynard Nexsen’s Immigration and Global Mobility practice. David breaks down the latest developments in immigration law affecting employers,...more
With the enactment of H.R. 1, also known as One Big Beautiful Bill Act, there are some noteworthy changes to USCIS fees applicable to some immigration benefits that have traditionally been free or of lower cost. Applicants...more
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) February 2025 policy memorandum and July 2025 policy manual update highlight the agency’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts. Generally, USCIS will no longer...more
In a major legal development, a federal judge in the Northern District of California has postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision, issued on...more
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
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) allows eligible foreign nationals to enter and remain in the U.S. for a limited period due to extraordinary conditions in their home countries, such as natural disasters or armed conflicts....more
In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...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
Recent changes in U.S. immigration policy, including the revocation and termination of several humanitarian parole programs and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations, have created new compliance challenges for...more
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), on July 4. The OBBBA affects a wide range of workplace issues, including immigration, benefits, and employment tax liabilities. Below is only a brief...more