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Work Authorization
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Through The Immigration Lens
USCIS Advances TPS Terminations as Litigation Continues: Employers Must Weigh Competing Risks
By: Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak, and John Mazzeo The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) landscape continues to evolve rapidly. On July 29, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated…
Future Focused
Hiring Household Employees: 5 Practical Steps for Families and Household Employers
By Nick Ricciardi, Michael T. Clear
Authored by Nick Ricciardi, 2026 Summer Associate, and Michael T. Clear, Partner Why Household Employment Deserves a Formal Approach Hiring a nanny, housekeeper, caregiver, driver, private nurse, chef, or other…
Through The Immigration Lens
More Turmoil as Courts Preserve Temporary Relief: USCIS Updates Haiti, Somalia, and Syria Instructions While 540-Day EAD Litigation Continues
By Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak, John Mazzeo
Employers whose employees rely on Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-based work authorization continue to face significant uncertainty as litigation and agency guidance evolve in real time. Over the last several weeks,…
Through The Immigration Lens
Federal Court Halts OBBBA TPS Work Authorization Changes, Preserving 540-Day Extensions
By Dawn Lurie, John Mazzeo, Alexander Madrak
As we noted last week, certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries were set to lose work authorization tomorrow under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Earlier today, a federal…
Immigration Blog
More I-94 Monitoring + Timely EOS Filing for Employers as DHS Reshapes F-1 and J-1 Framework
By Amy L. Peck, Otieno B. Ombok
The Department of Homeland Security has published a final rule replacing the long-standing “duration of status” (D/S) framework for F-1 academic students and J-1 exchange visitors with fixed periods of…
Botinha & Cabral - International Business
Manager Visa Brazil: What Companies Need
By Bootie
A foreign company may be ready to expand into Brazil, identify the right executive, and even secure office space – then find that the real timeline depends on immigration structure.…
Through The Immigration Lens
Moving Target: USCIS Revises TPS Placeholder Dates While Employers Navigate New M-274 Guidance
By Dawn Lurie, John Mazzeo, Alexander Madrak
In our recent post, Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling, we discussed US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) use of temporary "placeholder" expiration…
Through The Immigration Lens
Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling
By Dawn Lurie, John Mazzeo, Alexander Madrak
Thank you to Selene Malench for her contributions. This blog post was first published as an alert. As we previously covered, the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe cleared the way…
Through The Immigration Lens
Temporary Relief: DHS Extends Lebanon TPS: Key Employer Actions
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, and Selene Malench* On May 29, 2026, DHS extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Lebanon through November 27, 2026, continuing employment authorization for eligible…
Inside Business Immigration
Working in the United States May Trigger Work Authorization Requirements, Regardless of Employer Location
The controlling question is not the employer’s location, payroll source, or governing law of the employment contract. Instead, the analysis turns on where the work is physically performed.