On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a new proclamation significantly restricting the entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially limiting entry from an additional 7 countries, citing national security and…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On May 27, 2025, the Department of State issued a cable instructing U.S. Embassies and Consulates to pause scheduling new visa appointments for foreign nationals seeking to obtain student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, and J…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
With the first round of the H-1B cap lottery completed in late March, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has now released statistics for this year’s H-1B cap registrations and selections.
USCIS…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Department of State released the June 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates chart notes modest…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The H-1B visa is among the most popular working visas in the U.S. for individuals filling professional positions. Most H-1B visas are subject to an annual quota or “cap.” Because demand exceeds the number of available visas, U…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring non-citizens who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or more — and were not previously registered — to register and carry proof of their registration…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Department of State (DOS) has recently increased scrutiny of existing student visa holders and those requesting new student visas at U.S. consulates abroad.
Some F-1 visas and SEVIS records have been rescinded or closed…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
JACK DANIEL'S HARMED, BUT NOT INFRINGED, BY CHEWY DOG TOY-
The latest ruling in ‘Bad Spaniels’ finds the whiskey brand’s marks were diluted-but not infringed by a dog toy parody, explain Brian Brokate and Jacqueline Alcantara…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring non-citizens who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or more and were not previously registered to register and be fingerprinted. The…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Immigration Law
The U.S. Department of State has announced updated guidance restricting eligibility for nonimmigrant visa interview waivers at U.S. Consulates. Under the revised guidance, nonimmigrant visa applicants may be eligible for an…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Immigration Law
The Department of State released the March 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will continue to utilize the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will conduct its annual electronic registration process for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap from March 7, 2024 to March 24, 2025.
Employers seeking to register employees in…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which substantially widens the government’s authority with respect to immigration enforcement.
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The new law institutes two separate changes…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law
The Trump Administration executed a number of Executive Orders related to immigration in its first day. These orders include a return to the “extreme vetting” policy of the previous Trump administration, limitations on refugee…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Department of State released the February 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS has confirmed they will accept the more modest Final Action Dates chart for employment-based Adjustment of Status applications. The Final Action Dates…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
