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In a speech on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, President Trump vocalized strong support for the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, previously proposed by Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue.  The RAISE Act would fundamentally alter immigration priorities in the United States, limiting access to family based immigrant visas, such as for…

On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed parts of President Trump’s “travel ban” to move forward, and it will hear oral arguments on the entire case this fall. The travel ban went into effect Thursday evening, June 29, 2017. In its opinion, the Court held that foreign nationals from the six named countries —…

Johnstone Adams White Paper on Executive Orders on Immigration Revised Feb. 1, 2017.

On Nov. 14, 2016, USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N through January 21, 2017. However, the best action is for employers to take this time to review their new-hire paperwork to ensure that they are using the new Form…

Johnstone Adams White Paper on Suspension of New White Collar Overtime Regulation

Mientras que muchas presidente electos hacen que no se puedan entregar “Día 1,” grandes promesas, Presidente Electo de Donald Trump en realidad será capaz de cumplir algunas de sus promesas de inmigración cuando el ponga un pie en la oficina oval. Como es probable que sea mucho más restrictiva que la de su política general…