Insight, News, and Strategy on Immigration Matters Around the World
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that it has strengthened requirements for issuance and renewal of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) for non-domiciled applicants individuals.
The FMCSA’s interim final rule limits issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to individuals with specific lawful employment-based nonimmigrant status categories (H-2A, H-2B, or E-2).
The rule also requires…
From work authorization revocation to TPS expiration, the Trump administration is rapidly altering the landscape of immigration laws, and employers are struggling to keep up and remain compliant. For key insights into these developments and how employers may seek to adapt, please listen to our recent podcast on these matters here.
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USCIS has issued updated guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025, decision to grant the Justice Department’s emergency request to lift a March 31 California district court order halting DHS’s termination of Venezuela TPS.
The status of work authorization documents and TPS are as follows:
1. For individuals who registered under the 2023…
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted an April 14, 2025, temporary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) decision to terminate humanitarian parole for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under the CHNV program. Noem v. Svitlana Doe, et al., No. 24A1079 (May 30, 2025).
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s order is…
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s request to lift U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s March 31 order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans.
Under the rescission, announced in a Federal Register Notice on Feb. 5, 2025…
The U.S. State Department’s “Catch and Revoke” program uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor foreign nationals, particularly student visa holders. The program aims to identify individuals who express support for Hamas, Hezbollah, or other U.S.-designated terrorist organizations through social media activity or participation in protests and revoke their visas. To date, approximately 300 foreign nationals…
The Trump Administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit nationwide injunctions blocking enforcement of the executive order (EO) to end birthright citizenship.
Following his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an EO directing federal agencies to refuse recognition of U.S. citizenship for children born in the United States to mothers who…
On March 12, 2025, USCIS issued an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) designating a new registration form to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. The IFR goes into effect on April 11, 2025.
Under current law, with limited exceptions, non-U.S. citizens over the age of 14 who remain in the United States for at…
USCIS issued a grace period on March 8, 2025, for the dozen updated immigration forms it released in February and March 2025 and made effective immediately. These forms include the N-400 for naturalization, I-485 for adjustment of status, and I-131 for travel documents. Applicants may use the previous editions until the specified grace period ends.…
As many expected, President Donald Trump has not only issued Executive Orders (EOs), but he has also rescinded many EOs issued by the Biden Administration concerning immigration, including the following: “The Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans” EO which particularly affects business immigration. This EO…
