Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second installment in a series of recommendations to the Biden Administration on immigration reform previously published by the Cato Institute in “Deregulating Legal Immigration: A Blueprint for Agency Action.” Read the
Continue Reading Let L-2 and E Spouses Work without an Employment Authorization Document
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the first installment in a series of recommendations to the Biden Administration on immigration reform previously published by the Cato Institute in “Deregulating Legal Immigration: A Blueprint for Agency Action.” A total
Continue Reading Eliminate Bars to Entrepreneurial Self‐Sponsorship
By: Dawn M. Lurie
Seyfarth Synopsis: This announcement extends the flexibilities in rules relating to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. It also expands the scope of the “in-person” exemption benefit to certain employees, and offers flexibility
Continue Reading ICE Warms to the Cold Realities of COVID-19: Latest I-9 Virtual Flexibility Guidance Extended to May 31, 2021
By Angelo A. Paparelli and Tieranny L. Cutler
At the urging of President Biden, two members of Congress – Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Linda Sanchez – introduced companion 353-page bills last month in the Senate and the House entitled
Continue Reading Beware the Employer Risks Nesting in President Biden’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
The Biden Administration: Enforcement Actions Affecting Labor & Employment
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 – 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
The Biden Administration has gotten off to a busy start with a wide array of executive actions and policy directives. In this webinar,
Continue Reading Register for Seyfarth’s Webinar — The Biden Administration: Enforcement Actions Affecting Labor & Employment
“America is back, the trans-Atlantic alliance is back.” – So declared President Biden on February 23, 2021. Apparently, however, Antony J. Blinken, the newly installed U.S. Secretary of State (DOS), didn’t get the memo. On March
Continue Reading Why? Oh My! State Department Makes It Harder for Travelers from the Schengen Area, UK, and Ireland to Receive National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) under Pandemic-Based Visa and Entry Bans
By Angelo A. Paparelli and Dawn Lurie
Globe-hoppers of the world, too long cabined and constrained by the pandemic, are exhilarated at the prospect of imminent foreign travel. Many have received the vaccine and are poised to fly far away
Continue Reading Hey, Immigration Lawyer: Get Me a Coronavirus Passport
The English nursery rhyme was wrong. Not only do sticks and stones break our bones, but words can also hurt us. A lot. This is the lesson recently imparted by Tracy Renaud, the Acting Director of
Continue Reading Inclusive Immigration: USCIS Nixes “Alien” Terminology But Much More Must Be Done
By Tieranny Cutler and Dawn Lurie
Earlier this week, on January 26, 2021, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) rescinded its intention, announced less than two weeks earlier, to develop an OPT Employment Compliance Unit. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s
Continue Reading Compliance Whiplash: ICE Establishes, and then Rescinds, Plan to Create OPT Employment Compliance Unit
By Jason Burritt and Jake Campbell
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget announced that the long-pending rule to rescind work authorization for certain H-4 holders has been withdrawn. The withdrawal
Continue Reading The Cloud over H-4 EADs Has Finally Been Lifted
