Yesterday, June 22, 2020, President Trump issued the anticipated Proclamation suspending the entry into the US of certain nonimmigrant visa holders. Specifically, the following new restrictions are in effect 6/24/2020:
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Executive Action
President Trump signs new Executive Order: ‘Buy American and Hire American’, impacting the H-1B visa program
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive Order, “Buy American and Hire American.” The new Order states that its first purposes is to focus…
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Travel Ban Lifted: Court Grants Nationwide Temporary Restraining Order on Trump’s Executive Order
On February 3, 2017, a Seattle federal court judge granted Washington State and Minnesota’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in its challenge to President Trump’s Executive Order …
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Efforts to Address Immigration Anxiety
As people digest the possible immigration changes of a new administration in Washington, there is an effort to calm the anxiety.
Today, President Obama issued a statement that is aimed…
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Immigration… One Week After.
It’s hard to write about the immigration consequences of the election in a non-political way. Campaign rhetoric makes millions of immigrants and millions more citizens anxious. The immigrants include people…
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What Director Rodriguez Said in Pittsburgh
Jeremey Foster writes:
USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez met with a group of immigration attorneys, non-profit and community leaders in Pittsburgh as part of a “Welcoming Pittsburgh” event earlier this week.
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H-4 Work Authorization Applications Accepted Beginning Today (5/26/2015)
Reminder: Effective today, May 26, 2015, the Immigration Service will accept applications for employment authorization from “certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants”. (Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent …
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USCIS Notice Details Immigration Executive Action Steps
USCIS has issued a notice about the steps that it is taking to implement President Obama’s immigration executive action with regard to deferred action, provisional waivers and …
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Immigration Executive Action: Beware of Notario Fraud
With the holiday season in full swing, and with the President’s recent announcement of the Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA), it’s a time of anticipation and optimism for many. It’s …
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President’s Executive Action Only Goes ‘So Far’ to Fix Immigration
President Obama’s recent executive actions relating to immigration have sparked a firestorm from detractors and jubilation from supporters. Known as “Immigration Accountability Executive Action” (IAEA), the Executive Action addresses some…
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