Immigration - General

On Thursday, January 23, 2025, a federal judge in Seattle, Washington blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order limiting birthright citizenship after four states (Washington, Illinois, Arizona, and Oregon) sought a temporary restraining order (TRO).

On Monday, January 20, the first day of the new presidential term, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of new executive orders1 related to immigration action items. Many of these orders address humanitarian and southern border immigration initiatives, as well as vetting and security procedures. W

Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders designed to advance his immigration agenda. The orders include: Ending Birthright Citizenship Enhanced Vetting Creating “Homeland Security Task Forces” Ending Birthright Citizenship This order directs

As one of his first acts in office, on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders covering various immigration-related policy decisions mere hours after taking his oath of office. The six executive orders discussed below cover a wide range of policy updates, all of

As one of his first acts in office, on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which asserts that citizenship may only be conferred to children with one or more parents who hold U.S. citizenship or lawful

In this episode, Jen helps employers understand how to navigate the new administration’s immigration crackdown.

What can employers expect regarding changes in immigration and worksite enforcement under a second Trump administration? From pending asylum applications, temporary protected status, immigration benefits through humanitarian parole programs, DACA, raids and more, past experience and promises made du

“A lot of employers have very innocent mistakes on their I-9s or employees have expired work authorization and they don't even realize it. These are things immigration counsel can help with and protect employers from liability before the enforcement starts.”

As required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), through the Federal Register , announced increases for penalties under the Immigration Reform & Control Act (IRCA), effective January 2, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a critical update for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applicants. Starting January 13, 2025, the automatic extension period for eligible EAD renewals will permanently increase from 180 days to 540 days. This change, making

President-Elect Donald Trump is promising sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system, with a focus on ramping up enforcement and the removal of

The 540-day automatic extensions of expiring employment authorization documents (EADs) will be permanent policy, according to a DHS final rule scheduled to be published on Dec. 13, 2024. The new rule will become effective on Jan. 13, 2025. EAD applicants will be entitled to the 540-day automatic ext

Some colleges and universities, out of an abundance of caution, are advising their foreign national students and staff who are traveling abroad for winter

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its Occupational Information Network (O*NET), resulting in readjustments to the “Job Zones”—five articulated categories correlated with the levels of education, training, and work experience necessary to perform certain occupations—that specific oc

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated caps for H-1B visas for fiscal year (FY) 2025. This includes the 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 U.S. advanced degree exemption, commonly known as the master’s

To streamline the application process and reduce delays, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced new requirements for certain applicants seeking permanent residency in the United States. Effective immediately, individuals filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent

Approximately nine million U.S. citizens live or work abroad, and some want to renounce their U.S. citizenship. Many do so with regret but renounce to

By: What’s Past is Prologue: Employment-Based Immigration in the Second Trump Administration Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promised mass deportation , ending of birthright citizenship , and “ sealing” the southern border . While Trump’s rhetoric is largely aimed at the undocumented population, his el

Legal standing to sue is central to various state challenges to immigration policies. A party can only bring a lawsuit if they can demonstrate sufficient connection and harm from the challenged policy. The U.S. Supreme Court may soon address whether indirect economic harm is sufficient to confer sta

The Biden Administration is being urged to finalize some business immigration issues before Jan. 20, 2025, when the next presidential administration takes office, including: Surge resources: Democratic lawmakers asked USCIS to “surge” resources to eliminate the backlog of employment authorization ap