A coalition of labor unions, health care providers, schools, and religious organizations filed a lawsuit (Global Nurse Force et al v. Trump et al.) today seeking end of President Trump’s sweeping executive action that imposed a new $100,000 entry fee on every new H-1B application. The President’s proclamation of September 19, 2025 affects employers, foreign[Read More]
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Incoming Trump Vance Administration’s Immigration Enforcement and Reforms Plan
The Trump and Vance ticket has made immigration enforcement as their main platform for the election, naturally there is going to be a number of executive actions, policy changes and possibly legislative reforms in the areas of immigration laws. From its public annouced immigration plans, Trump hopes to undertake the following (copied verbatiam, ignore the[Read More]
Judge pauses the effectiveness of his order which had vacated and set aside President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 additional fee terming it as unlawful act exceeding Presidential power
U.S. District Court in Massachusetts had found the President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 as unlawful and vacated it entirely. However, the judge has paused the effectiveness of his order until the Court of Appeals weighs in, therefore, the additional H-1B tax fee is not fully phased out as of yet. The government has filed[Read More]
U.S. District Court Finds President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 as Unlawful and vacates it entirely
Adhikari Law PLLC. U.S. District Court in Massachusetts has found the President Trump’s H-1B Proclamation imposing $100,000 as unlawful and vacated it entirely. Now the USCIS would have to resume processing H-1B petitions with consular processing of the visa without requiring a payment of $100,000 additional fee. UPDATE However, the judge has paused the effectiveness[Read More]
U.S. Federal Court Invalidates President Trump’s Pause on Legal Immigration of Nationals of 39 Countries who are in the United States
A U.S. District Court invalidates President Trump’s pause on immigrant and nonimmigrant visa for nationals from 39 Countries. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John McConnell stated that it is Court’s duty to determine whether the Government’s policies comport with the law. Having undertaken that inquiry, the Court concludes that they do not and therefore must[Read More]
In AARP v. Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court issued order halting removal of immigrants under Alien Enemies Act
In A.A.R.P. et al. v. Trump et al. case, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order to Trump Administration to halt any removal of immigrants under Alien Enemies Act until further order of the Court. The order was issued shortly before 01:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 19th, 2025. The Supreme Court’s order is at[Read More]
DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has anounced that it will cancel the prior Administration’s terminations of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua and will extend the TPS for these countries for 18 months. This policy change of the current administration was also transpired by the[Read More]
President Trump issued Executive Order suspending entry of foreign workers including high-skilled workers
President Trump has issued the Presidential Proclamations (PP. 10052) temporarily suspending the entry of nonimmigrant workers (H-1B, L-1, J-1, H-2B and their dependents) who are outside the U.S. without a valid visa. The suspension will last until December 31, 2020 and it may continue if the Administration finds it ‘necessary’. This Order also extended the April 22, 2020[Read More]
The Hill: Tech trade groups push Trump to allow H1B spouses work
The Hill: A coalition of major Washington, D.C., trade associations representing technology and other industries is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve visas that allow spouses of H1B high-skilled workers to also be employed in the U.S. “Individuals looking to obtain H-4 authorization already legally reside in the United States and are[Read More]
DHS is proposing to impose a $103,265 extra fee for new H-1Bs which will likely be tested in courts
DHS is proposing a new rule imposing an extra fee of $103,265 for each of H-1B cap-subject petition, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The proposed fee would be paid at the time of filing and would be imposed in addition to all other applicable fees or payments. The government hopes that the[Read More]