New York City Immigration Law Blog
ICE Announcement for F-1 and M-1 Students Taking Online Courses During Fall 2020
On July 6, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security announced major modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant students who will be taking online classes for the Fall 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 outbreak...
Impact of the Trump Proclamation Ban On Work Visas
On June 23, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to block foreign executives and other skilled workers from moving to the U.S. this year. This order will severely impact several American multinational companies from setting up a business in the country, as...
Supreme Court rules against Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the “Dreamers” program
The Supreme Court on June 18, 2020, ruled against the Trump administration's bid to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. The news was celebrated amongst the nearly...
Executive Order Banning Work Visas
President Trump issued an executive order on June 22, 2020, suspending the entry of foreign nationals in relation to employment-based nonimmigrant visas into the United States in the following categories of H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J visas. This proclamation suspends visa...
President Trump Talks About Suspending H-1B and Other Visas
President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B in order to limit the unemployment rate in the United States due to the impact coronavirus pandemic on the US economy. The discussed suspension would only apply supposedly...
The Impact of EB-5 Foreign Investment on the US Economy
The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as "EB-5," has become an increasingly important source of investment for development projects in the United States, attracting billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and creating tens of thousands of jobs in the United...