Siskind Summary – Administrative Record – Gomez v. Trump (page numbers start with 0000).
[NOTE – Apologies for not including the link to the actual document which you can find here – https://www.dropbox.com/s/6r8r0j30cbzb8dv/Gomez%20Administrative%20Record%20Materials%20-%20081720%20REDACTED.pdf?dl=0 (thanks Chuck Kuck for posting).
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Lynn Susser’s Update – July 30, 2020
Finally some good news to report:
In response to a lawsuit, the State Department reversed its position on L2’s, H4, and J2’s stuck outside the US without valid visas when President Trump signed his June 22nd executive order. Consulates will…
USCIS Extends Flexibility on Request for Evidence Responses – July 1, 2020
Siskind Summary – The Nonimmigrant Visa Travel Ban
Siskind Summary – The Nonimmigrant Visa Travel Ban
Effective date – 12:01 am eastern time on June 24, 2020
Link – https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspending-entry-aliens-present-risk-u-s-labor-market-following-coronavirus-outbreak/
Who is covered?
This is an expansion of the April 22, 2020, executive order barring the issuance of immigrant…
ICE Offering Voluntary Covid Testing at Two Detention Facilities – June 12, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that it is voluntarily testing detainees at facilities in Tacoma, Washington and Aurora, Colorado. It did not comment on other facilities nor did it talk about releasing detainees such as those who are at…
US and Canada Negotiating Extension of Travel Restrictions – June 9, 2020
Politico is reporting on the expiration of the current travel restrictions between the US and Canada which are expiring on June 22nd. Canada is interested in the restrictions continuing (not surprising given how bad the US response to COVID has…
New Executive Order on F, H, L and J Nonimmigrant Categories Expected Soon – June 9, 2020
Siskind Susser sent the following email to clients today:
Siskind Susser has received information from credible sources that President Trump is very close to finalizing an executive order that would bar the entry of L-1, H-1B, H-2B and J-1 non-immigrants…
More than 1400 ICE Detainees Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus – June 1, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is posting data on the number of immigrant detainees who have contracted the coronavirus. The data is released in a curious (arguably misleading) way. The agency prominently posts that they currently have 754 detainees with COVID-19.…
US Medical Licensing Exam Suspension for International MDs Could Go On for Another Year – May 31, 2020
A major impediment to the entry of international physicians could continue for another year or more, according to a communication sent by the Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates. The US Medical Licensing Exam Clinical Skills assessment is a requirement…
Court Orders ICE to Justify It’s Failure to Immediately Test Detainees for Coronavirus – May 31, 2020
A judge at a Seattle federal district court is ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement to explain its failure to test detainees for Covid-19 at the Northwest Detention Center. ICE has five days from the May 28th ruling to provide this…