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On July 6, 2020, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that F-1 and M-1 international students must attend classes in person beginning this fall, or else depart from the United States. Specifically, ICE is...
Category: Immigration Law
Jul 02, 2020
Immigration Law
Administration Releases Conflicting Information on Scope of New Immigration Ban
Less than a week after issuing an immigration ban restricting entry into the United States of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L nonimmigrants, the Trump administration amended the order to further limit the entry of foreign...
Jun 25, 2020
Immigration Law
Canadians and Individuals with Valid Visas Not Subject to New Immigration Ban
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has confirmed with Customs & Border Protection headquarters in Washington that Canadians are exempt from the executive order issued on June 22, 2020, which restricts...
Jun 22, 2020
Immigration Law
New Executive Order Restricts Certain Working Visas Through End of Year
Proclaiming to protect the US labor market, on Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump signed a new executive order restricting entry into the United States of most H-1B (specialty occupation professional), H-2B...
Jun 10, 2020
Immigration Law
Presidential Proclamation Restricting Immigration Rumored to be Imminent
Immigration policy experts expect that a new Presidential Proclamation, aimed at further restricting the entry of nonimmigrants into the United States, will be issued imminently. Although we do not yet have the precise...
May 30, 2020
Immigration Law
US Suspends Visas for Certain Chinese Graduate Students and Researchers
On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the issuance of F (student) and J (exchange visitor) visas for certain Chinese applicants whom the US government believes may pass sensitive information to the...
After an almost 3-month suspension, USCIS announced that certain field offices and asylum offices will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Individuals whose interviews or naturalization ceremonies were previously...
On May 24, 2020, President Trump issued a new Presidential Proclamation curtailing travel to the US from Brazil. Beginning tomorrow, May 27, 2020, the United States will not admit foreign nationals who were physically present...
USCIS Proposes 10% Surcharge on Application Fees US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed the introduction of a 10% surcharge for filing fees in order to reimburse Congress for $1.2 billion in requested...
The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically altered the landscape of employment-based immigration and worksite compliance. This client alert summarizes some of the more important changes affecting employers and foreign nationals...