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President Trump's New Executive Order on H-1B

April 24th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order regarding the H-1B program. The Executive Order is titled “Buy American and Hire American.” However, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (AILA Do… Read More
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Trump Memorandum on Heightened Screening

April 6th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently released a summary of President Trump’s “Presidential Memorandum on Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benef… Read More
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DHS Secretary on Entry of Lawful Permanent Residents

February 9th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, John Kelly, released a statement on the entry of Lawful Permanent Residents into the United States. On January 29, 2017, he said the following: “In applying the provisions of the president… Read More
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Executive Order Breaking Updates on Implementation

February 4th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
President Trump signed an Executive Order on January 27, 2017 regarding visas, screening procedures, and refugees. His Executive Order is called “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” Among other thin… Read More
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How Will the Trump Presidency Affect Immigration?

November 19th, 2016
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
During his campaign, President-Elect Trump put immigration reform at the forefront of policy changes he pledged to make if elected. Since the November 8th election, many are wondering which of those changes will become reality. With his new Administr… Read More
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