In the case International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, the Fourth Circuit has issued its much anticipated, 79 page decision upholding the lower court’s conclusion that putting a stop to President Trump’s so-called travel ban, in form of his revised, March 6, 2017 Executive Order, was “necessary to provide complete relief.” The Circuit Court also […]
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Fourth and Ninth Circuits hear oral arguments on President Trump’s revised travel ban
In our April 17, 2017 blog post, we explained what is happening with President Trump’s second, revised executive order (Revised Order) banning certain immigrants from entering the United States under various conditions. That Revised Order, which he released on March 6, 2017, replaced the January 26, 2017 executive order that did mostly the same thing […]
President Trump’s Buy American Hire American Executive Order seeks to limit the H-1B visa labor force
Background The H-1B visa program is for foreigners seeking to work in the US in certain ”specialty occupations,” like fashion modeling, or in an occupation that requires a high degree of knowledge. Tech workers in Silicon Valley are common H-1B visa holders, and the cap for fiscal year 2018 is 85,000 workers. The New York […]
