News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – April 18, 2017 An Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 18, 2017 directs the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to, among other items, (1)...
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – March 30, 2017 As reported on March 30, 2017 by Laura Jarrett, CNN, “A federal judge in Hawaii granted the state’s request for a longer-term halt of the revised travel ban executive order Wednesday [March 29th]. U.S....
Following the issuance of Executive Order 13780 by President Trump on March 6, 2017 (banning visa issuance to nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and the associated presidential memo to the Secretaries of State, Justice, and Homeland Security directing their agencies to implement protocols and procedures on screening and vetting of visa applicants, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a series of four cables to U.S. consular posts abroad.
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – March 15, 2017 On March 15, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the travel ban in the March 6, 2017 Executive...
An Executive Order signed by President Trump on Monday, March 6, 2017 suspends entry by citizens and nationals of six countries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — for at least 90 days from the new order’s effective date of March 16, 2017. The March 6, 2017 Executive Order (EO) expressly revokes and replaces EO 13769 of January 27, 2017, which banned travel by nationals of seven countries, including Iraq, which is not designated in the new EO.
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – March 1, 2017 According to reports on March 1, 2017, the White House has further delayed issuing its revised travel ban. News reports on February 28th and March 1st indicate that the new ban will exclude Iraq from the...
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 27, 2017 As of February 27, 2017, a revised “travel ban” has not been released by the White House. Reports indicate that it may be released on Wednesday, March 1. To date, there are no confirmed reports of what...
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 23, 2017 On Monday, February 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two memoranda to its sub-agencies concerning immigration enforcement and in particular the agency’s plans for...
News Release from Jewell Stewart & Pratt – February 16, 2017 In briefing filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on February 16, 2017, the White House indicated that it was not seeking further review of the travel ban that was part of Executive Order 13769....
