Immigration

As widely reported in the media, Congress approved a massive increase in funding for immigration enforcement in the One “Big Beautiful Bill.” It’s estimated that the new funding approximately triples the immigration enforcement budget. You can find details at the website of the American Immigration Council, https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/big-beautiful-bill-immigration-border-security/. This increases funding for worksite enforcement, among other…

Join us for a timely webinar where employment law partner Adam Maldonado and immigration counsel Leigh Cole will describe what to expect—and how to prepare—for the Trump Administration’s new DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) executive orders and immigration worksite enforcement priorities and their likely impact on your organization. Key Areas of Focus Will Include: What…

We all know immigration enforcement is a top priority for the new Trump administration. What does this mean for employers and for colleges and universities? I-9 audits will skyrocket. ICE worksite enforcement actions will escalate. Schools, medical facilities, churches and courthouses no longer are protected from immigration enforcement. Work authorization may end abruptly, through no…

OVERVIEW As we blogged previously, now that the NCAA allows student-athletes to benefit financially from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), new issues are emerging for campuses and their student-athletes, and particularly visa issues for international student-athletes. I recommend that each NCAA college develop a policy for NIL and student-athletes, in consultation with the diverse…

OVERVIEW Opportunities for student-athletes to benefit from use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) have opened up under new NCAA rules adopted in the face of pressure from state laws challenging NCAA’s former prohibition on student-athletes profiting from their own NIL. As of July 1, 2021, student-athletes who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent…

On March 17, 2020, Hirschfeld Kraemer’s Christine Helwick was a guest on Employment Matters, the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) podcast. In this episode, Issues Arising with US Employees Working Remotely in Other Countries, Christine provides some updates on issues in long-term working relationships with foreign citizens working remotely from their home countries. Employment Matters is…

April 21, 2020 – You probably have heard by now about President Trump’s tweet last night saying he will issue an executive order to suspend immigration due to COVID-19. Based on past patterns with executive orders, it could be in final drafting today, or it could come out within a few days. So far, it’s…

After a short lull in immigration policy action, things are changing again. Last week the Trump Administration informed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that it would issue a new Executive Order (EO) on the travel/visa ban this week which will replace the initial EO and moot the 9th Circuit’s national temporary restraining order. The…