OVERVIEW On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued a Proclamation revoking the Trump era immigrant visa ban, which suspended the entry of certain immigrants seeking to apply for U.S. permanent residence from abroad. ...more
On October 1, 2020, a federal district court blocked enforcement of Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052) issued in June 2020, which suspends the entry of temporary foreign workers in certain visa categories, including...more
10/5/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Injunctions ,
International Travel ,
J-1 Visas ,
L-1 Visas ,
National Association of Manufacturers ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to review the use of foreign temporary workers and overseas offshoring practices by federal contractors and subcontractors.
The order...more
8/6/2020
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Information Sharing ,
Labor Condition Applications ,
National Security ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
On July 16, 2020 the U.S. Department of State released guidance outlining national interest exceptions to the Presidential Proclamations (PPs) prohibiting the admission of travelers arriving from the Schengen Area (PP 9993)...more
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ruling that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s...more
6/19/2020
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Educational Institutions ,
Path To Citizenship ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
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Trump v NAACP ,
USCIS ,
Wolf v Vidal ,
Work Permits
On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation suspending the entry of certain students and researchers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The stated purpose is to limit access to sensitive U.S. technologies...more
President Trump issued a Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak. The proclamation is effective 11:59 pm EDT on April...more
President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation further limiting travel to the United States for foreign nationals traveling from several European countries.
WHO IS IMPACTED?
The Proclamation suspends entry to the United...more