On Friday, a federal judge in Seattle, Washington, issued a nation-wide temporary restraining order on President Trump’s Executive Order suspending admission into the United States by individuals from seven countries: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The states of Washington and Minnesota filed a legal challenge to the President’s Executive Order earlier in […]
USCIS Issues Official Statement on Executive Order
When President Trump first issued an Executive Order suspending the admission into the United States by individuals from seven countries, it was unclear how that Order would affect nationals of those countries already in the United States. Many specifically wondered how it would affect those with applications already filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services […]
Trump Chooses Judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court Nominee
On January 31, 2017, Trump announced his selection of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court. Gorsuch is a conservative judge and one of the youngest nominee’s to the Supreme Court in a quarter of a century. He is nominated for the position that will replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away almost a […]
