News & Analysis

The Homeland Security Investigations (the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s investigative arm) began 2018 with an increased emphasis on targeting employers and unauthorized employees through worksite enforcement action.

According to a news report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering ending the ability to extend H-1B visas beyond the six-year limit of authorized stay.

Por medio del presente hacemos de su conocimiento las nuevas tarifas de pago de derechos por trámites migratorios 2018, las cuales ha publicado el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) a través de la Secretaria de Gobernación.

Mexico’s Ministry of Interior recently adjusted the fees for immigration applications and processes that are effective in 2018.

Despite the holiday break in most statehouses and city halls, legislators were quite productive in December. More than 40 employment-related bills were introduced or advanced last month, across nearly 20 states and municipalities.

The Trump administration's Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("regulatory agenda"), released on December 14, 2017, indicates agencies are taking a hard look at existing rules, and treading lightly with new ones.

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke recently announced several decisions regarding Temporary Protected Status for certain countries.

On December 4, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the restraining orders against President Trump’s travel ban.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has lifted, in part, a district court's injunction that temporarily blocked enforcement of the Trump administration's latest travel ban.

Increased immigration enforcement and a reduction in illegal entry into the United States remain among the Trump administration's highest priorities.