On February 3, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the travel ban in the January 27, 2017 Executive Order (EO) on a nationwide basis. All U.S. land and air ports of entry are prohibited from enforcing these portions of the EO until further ordered from the court.

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 3, 2017 As discussed in our prior posts, an Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27, 2017 bans immigrant and nonimmigrant entries into the United States, for at least 90 days, by nationals of...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 2, 2017 Seven countries are currently listed in the President’s Executive Order of January 27, 2017 banning entry of some foreign nationals to the United States – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 1, 2017 Seven countries are currently listed in the President's Executive Order of 1/27/2017 banning entry of some foreign nationals to the United States – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen....

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 1, 2017 As discussed in our post of January 30, 2017, an Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27, 2017 bans immigrant and nonimmigrant entries into the United States, for at least 90 days, by...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – January 30, 2017 As reported in our most recent post, an Executive Order signed by President Trump on Friday, January 27, 2017 bans immigrant and nonimmigrant entries into the United States, for at least 90 days, by...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – January 28, 2017 An Executive Order signed by President Trump on Friday, January 27, 2017 bans immigrant and nonimmigrant entries into the United States, for at least 90 days, by nationals of seven countries -- Iraq,...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – December 24, 2016 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program effective yesterday, 12/23/2016. NSEERS was a registry created after 9/11 to...

News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt PC U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule that would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole – temporary permission to be in the United States – so that they...