Beginning January 5, 2023 Travelers Who Have Been in China or Its Special Administrative Regions in the Previous Ten Days Will Have to Present a Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter the U.S.
BACKGROUND: To prevent viral transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the People’s Republic of China...
Upcoming Changes to E Visa Eligibility for Portuguese Nationals
On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023...
H-2B Supplemental Visas For Fiscal Year 2023
On December 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor confirmed that an additional 64,716...
Tech Layoffs in U.S. Send Foreign Workers Scrambling to Find New Jobs
Workers on visas, many of them waiting years for green cards, now face having to leave the country unless they get...
DHS Extends and Designates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for 18 Months
On December 5, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has extended and re-designated Haiti...
6th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Immigration Law Pro Bono Award Presented to Arthur N. Read, Esquire
On Monday, November 28, 2022, Arthur N. Read, Esquire, General Counsel of Justice at Work (formerly Friends of...
DHS Designates Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status
On October 21, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has designated Ethiopia for Temporary...
AILA Litigation Spotlight: Amy Maldonado and Ksenia Maiorova Successfully Challenge EB-1 Denial in Federal Court
AILA members Amy Maldonado and Ksenia Maiorova, together with Green and Spiegel, LLC, were victorious in overturning...
USCIS Announces Parole Program for Venezuelans
On Wednesday October 12, 2022, the Biden Administration through the Department of Homeland Security announced a new...
President Biden Grants Pardons for Federal Charges of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Set to Review Schedule I Classification
On October 6, 2022, President Biden granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all current United States...
Honoring the Spirit of America: A Conversation about Immigration, Featuring Jonathan Grode
A common refrain is that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants—that the spirit of America directly stems from the fact...
2024 Green Card Diversity Lottery Program Opens Today, Oct. 5, 2022
Each year, the United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (also known as the “Diversity Lottery” or “Green Card...