Immigration

Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

Last week, a federal district court in California issued a nationwide order restoring renewals under the Deferred Action for Childhood

By |2018-01-21T16:07:04-05:001/21/2018|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

In September, President Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that had been put

By |2017-10-22T21:40:39-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, But Gives Congress Six Months To Act Before Program Completely Terminates

President Trump this week ordered an end to the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program that was put in

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Updated Primer on “Working Legally in the U.S.: An Overview of Federal Immigration Rules Covering the Employment of Aliens”

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present an updated version of our Special Memorandum on Working Legally in the U.S.: 

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Trump Administration Giving Scrutiny to H-1B Visa Program for Highly Skilled Foreign Workers

Immigration reform, including changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreigners, was a centerpiece of then-candidate Donald Trump’s

By |2017-05-21T17:05:01-05:005/21/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Immigration|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Trump Administration Giving Scrutiny to H-1B Visa Program for Highly Skilled Foreign Workers

Justice Department Publishes Proposal To Update Its Immigration-Related Nondiscrimination Regulations

The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which enforces the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality

By |2020-09-21T13:55:13-05:008/26/2016|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Justice Department Publishes Proposal To Update Its Immigration-Related Nondiscrimination Regulations

Deadlocked Supreme Court Blocks President Obama’s Immigration Program To Grant Work Status to Millions of Undocumented Aliens

Deadlocking in a 4–4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of

By |2016-07-08T13:17:01-05:007/8/2016|Categories: DACA/DAPA, Immigration, Work Permits|Tags: , |Comments Off on Deadlocked Supreme Court Blocks President Obama’s Immigration Program To Grant Work Status to Millions of Undocumented Aliens

Ruling by Fourth Circuit Allows Agency To Wield Its Subpoena Power in Case Brought on Behalf of Undocumented Workers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can investigate

By |2020-09-21T13:55:15-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Fourth Circuit Allows Agency To Wield Its Subpoena Power in Case Brought on Behalf of Undocumented Workers