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Workplace Immigration Update: February 7 Edition

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The initial weeks of President Donald Trump's second term have seen the administration enact several significant new immigration policies that have immediate implications for employers across the United States. Understanding...more

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October 2023 U.S. Immigration Alert

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The below summarizes recent legal updates that impact U.S. immigration... 1. Government Shutdown Avoided – For Now - On September 30, 2023, Congress passed a stopgap bill to keep the government...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The Sunshine State Casts a Cloud Over Employers and Immigrants

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 1718, which imposes strict changes on how businesses in Florida can hire and inflicts penalties on individuals who transport immigrants into the state without them being...more

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USCIS Extends Validity of Green Cards for 24 Months for Certain Permanent Residents

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Due to long processing delays, USCIS is extending the validity of green cards for 24 months for legal permanent residents who have filed a Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card. USCIS is doing this in...more

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USCIS Expands Automatic Employment Authorization Extensions and Nonimmigrant Categories Eligible to Work Incident to Status

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Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing times have been severely delayed in recent years, rendering certain dependent nonimmigrants temporarily ineligible to work and causing gaps in some U.S. employers’...more

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June 2021 Immigration Alert

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Flexibility to Verify Forms I-9 Is Extended to August 31 Due to COVID-19 - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has announced another extension of its policy allowing special...more

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The Slippery Road Toward Immigration Reform Under President Biden: Beware of ICE!

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President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Immigration Enforcement and Deadlines: A Pause for Disasters

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has put a hold on immigration enforcement operations in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Routine non-criminal immigration enforcement operations will not be conducted at...more

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H-1B Cap Filing Season: How to Avoid Getting Stuck in a Gap in Employment Eligibility

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This time of year, many recent college graduates who are authorized to work in the United States for a limited time as part of post-degree optional practical training are facing a deadline—and employers better take note, or...more

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