November 5, 2020 update:On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal stayed the lower court’s order. Therefore Public Charge is back in effect for now. November 3, 2020 update:On Monday, November 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO 13936) that ends the special treatment of Hong Kong as a separate foreign state from China. The immigration impact to Hong Kong nationals is significant. For the permanent residence (i.e. green card)...
July 29, 2020 update:On July 24, 2020, ICE issued “clarifying guidance” regarding the gaps noted in our July 19 below. Specifically, universities are now prohibited from issuing I-20s to new or “initial” students, and so students starting new programs will not be...
Updated 7/29/2020Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. Presidential Proclamations: As detailed in our continually...
Important disclaimer: This blog post should not be taken as specific advice in any case. Any foreign national considering traveling must have their individual circumstances and plans reviewed by a lawyer. October 13, 2020 update:The Department of State made additional...
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) received reports on June 19, 2020 that a general agreement had been reached on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 on a proposed update to Presidential Proclamation 10014 (the existing travel restrictions, in effect since...
JSP applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), which ruled that the administration’s attempts to rescind the program were unlawful. The Court ruled not on the merits of the program, but whether the administration...
Presidential Proclamation: As noted in our blog post, the April 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation regarding immigration affects only consular processing immigrant visa cases, with certain exceptions. Nonimmigrant visas and statuses are unaffected; PERM, I-140,...
June 9, 2020 update:
Regarding the possible extension of the April 22, 2020 Proclamation to include other high-tech visas or F-1 OPT, rumors are that a new travel and/or visa issuance ban for certain visa types (possibly new H-1Bs, L-1s, and J-1s) may be announced the week of June 15, and that other regulatory changes (which must go through Notice and Comment periods) may be announced in July. The situation is very fluid, nothing is confirmed, and we will post here if and when there are more details.
