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Trump Issues New Travel Ban Executive Order

March 14th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
President Trump issued a new Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” on March 6, 2017. The previous Executive Order, or travel ban, with the same name will be revoked and replaced on Ma… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: attorney, designated countries, executive order, greencard, immigrant, lawful permanent resident, lawyer, restricted, travel ban, trump, visa

Temporary Suspension of H-1B Premium Processing

March 8th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
USCIS has temporarily suspended the premium processing service for all H-1B petitions filed on or after April 3, 2017. USCIS has said that the suspension may last for up to six months. The suspension includes extension and amendment petitions. It wil… Read More
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Categories: H-1B, Immigration News
Tags: attorney, h1b, immigrant, lawyer, nonimmigrant, premium processing, suspension, temporary, trump

Virginia Injunction Granted Against Trump's Travel Ban

February 16th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
On February 13, 2017, a federal judge granted an injunction prohibiting the Trump administration from implementing the “travel ban” in Virginia. U.S. District judge Leonie Brinkema found that the Executive Order violates the First Amendme… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: administration, airport, attorney, brinkema, California, granted, immigrant, immigration, injunction, judge, Minnesota, muslim ban, travel ban, trump, Virginia, Washington

Washington State and Minnesota Challenge Executive Order

February 12th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
Latest Update (2/14/2017): The panel of three judges maintained that courts hold the authority to review executive action when the Constitution may be up for debate. The court ruled that procedural protections apply not only to U.S. citizens, but to… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: ban, designated countries, district court, executive order, joint declaration, latest, Minnesota, supreme court, travel alert, trump, update, Washington

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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Categories: Immigration News
Tags: ban, DHS, dos, executive, executive order, immigrant, immigration, implementation, nonimmigrant, order, president, travel, trump

Senate Introduces BRIDGE Act to Protect DACA Recipients

January 19th, 2017
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Heather Sivaraman
On December 9, 2016, Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Dick Durbin of Illinois introduced bipartisan Senate Bill S.3542. The purpose of the bill was to “protect undocumented individuals should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv… Read More
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Tags: bill, bridge, bridge act, daca, dapa, immigration, legal, legislature, Obama, paul ryan, protect, ryan, senate, trump, united states

How Will the Trump Presidency Affect Immigration?

November 19th, 2016
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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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Tags: affect, Donald, elect, immigrant, immigration, Obama, petition, presidency, president, travel, trump, visa