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The HEROES Act Offers Hope for Immigration

May 28, 2020

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On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, the House’s most recent effort to address the devastation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill is the most wide-ranging effor...

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Getting the NAFSA National Feeling without NAFSA National

May 26, 2020

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The week of Memorial Day usually marks one of my favorite events—the Association of International Educators (NAFSA) annual conference. Sometimes I am lucky enough to present at this incredibly v...

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Good News in an FAQ from DHS on OPT

May 13, 2020

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You know you’re an immigration lawyer when an FAQ from the Department of Homeland Security regarding F-1 student and OPT issues during COVID-19 makes you happy. True, we may be punchy from all th...

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Guest Workers in the Middle Between New, Conflicting Bills

May 8, 2020

This week, Senators Perdue, Young, Cornyn, Durbin, Coons, and Leahy introduced S. 3599, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, which seeks to enhance the healthcare workforce during the COVID-1...

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Who Is and Isn't Affected by the Recent Executive Order on Immigration?

Apr 23, 2020

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On Monday evening, President Trump tweeted that he planned to sign “an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!” We have since learned that this order came as news to...

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