In immigration news, the rescission of DACA and building a wall has dominated the headlines. Thankfully, heightened scrutiny in the adjudication of business visas has been prevalent. We believe this... read more →
In today's climate, it is hard to go without a day where immigration law is not in the spotlight. However, even in 2017, some immigration regulations and policies can change... read more →
As of September 5, 2017, United States, Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") will no longer accept new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA"). Please see this article for more... read more →
In an effort to motivate Congress to finally enact major immigration reform President Trump has officially decided to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") The announcement calls for... read more →
Achieving immigration reform at the congressional level is extremely difficult. As such, most action geared towards immigration reform has been done via Executive Order. President Trump has long expressed his... read more →
Earlier this year in January, President Trump signed executive orders designed to place greater focus on removal of certain immigrants that are in the country without permission. In February, the... read more →
Following the signing of President Trump's Executive order on April 18th, four federal agencies were tasked with reviewing and recommending changes pertaining to employment-based foreign worker programs in order to... read more →
On April 18th, President Trump signed an executive order which focused on two areas of the administration's policy: protection of American jobs ("Hire American") and preference for U.S.-manufactured goods ("Buy... read more →
On January 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published its final adaptation of the International Entrepreneur Rule ("Rule"). The Rule authorizes DHS to exercise its discretion to grant parole to... read more →
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status in the United States, which the Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to grant to nationals of certain countries. Countries... read more →