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BREAKING: Trump’s NEW Executive Order, “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak” RELEASED

UPDATE: Today, Monday June 22, 2020, President Trump signed a new executive order entitled, “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak,” extending the April 22nd Presidential Proclamation and adding new restrictions for nonimmigrant workers who “pose a risk of…

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BREAKING: Trump to Extend April 22nd Proclamation And Pause New H-1B, H2B, L-1, and J Visa issuance

UPDATE: Please see our blog post here for the complete details of the newly released order.  Today, Monday June 22, 2020, President Trump is expected to sign a new executive order that will extend his previous April 22nd order set to expire today, and will extend restrictions to apply to…

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Efforts to end DACA

Today is a historic day for Dreamers from all walks of life. By a vote of 5-4, Supreme Court Justices Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Breyer rallied together in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, finding that the Trump administration’s 2017 efforts to dismantle the DACA…

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BREAKING: Trump Administration Proposes Halting Adjustment of Status Applications Filed with USCIS

A new media report has provided information revealing that the Trump administration is planning to put a temporary “hold” on green card applications filed from the United States. What is this all about? As you know earlier this year, the President signed “Proclamation Suspending the Entry of Immigrants Who Present…

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Looming Executive Order Affecting L-1, H-1B, H-2B, and J-1 Nonimmigrants? What’s being said?

New rumors are yet again circling regarding the possibility of a future executive order banning the entry of certain non-immigrants from the United States. An official speaking on condition of anonymity has fueled these rumors divulging information that the Trump administration is getting ready to issue a new executive order…

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Presidential Proclamation Suspending the Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants from Brazil

In response to the growing rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Brazil, on May 24, 2020, the President signed the “Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Novel Coronavirus.” This marks the fifth presidential proclamation to limit the…

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USCIS Asks Federal Government for $1.2 Billion Bailout, Proposes Fee Increases by Summertime

The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has been felt by nearly all sectors of the economy, but perhaps the most unexpected victim has been the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Unlike many other government agencies, USCIS does not depend on government funding to survive. Instead, the agency…

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Ninth Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Preventing Trump Administration From Implementing Health Care Ban

Great news has come down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this afternoon. Dealing a blow to the Trump administration, the court issued a majority decision denying the federal government’s motion to lift a lower court injunction that prevented the government from implementing Presidential Proclamation No.…

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Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Challenging the Executive Order’s Application to Beneficiaries in Danger of “Aging out”

It’s been just a few days since President Trump signed his long awaited executive order entitled, “Proclamation Suspending the Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak,” and already it is being challenged in federal court. On April 25,…

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May 2020 Visa Bulletin: What to Expect?

The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for May 2020 outlining the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. Please note: Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with USCIS in…

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