Aug 18, 2020 | 
Diane E. Metzger
Melanie Gurley Keeney
On August 12, 2020, the State Department issued new guidance that expanded the ways foreign nationals and their employers could overcome Presidential Proclamation 10052 and its suspension of entry of foreign nationals on H-1B, L-1 and certain other temporary visas...
Jun 24, 2020 | Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
As anticipated, on Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation (also referred to as Executive Order) that temporarily suspends entry into the United States of certain foreign nationals seeking to enter in the following visa categories: ...
Jun 19, 2020 | Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
by Kristine Nazir On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s termination of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was “arbitrary and capricious,” in violation of federal law that governs...
Jun 9, 2020 | Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
by Kristine Nazir The Proclamation bans Chinese nationals in F or J status in graduate-level programs who are or have been associated with Chinese entities involved with China’s “military-civil fusion strategy” from applying for visas or seeking...
Mar 20, 2020 | Diane E. MetzgerMelanie Gurley Keeney
by Melanie Keeney & Diane Metzger As you know, many H-1B employees may be working remotely from their homes to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The applicable regulations require that notice be posted at the H-1B employee’s physical worksite location(s),...
