Tag: Travel Ban
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Draft Executive Order Discusses Potential Changes to the H-1B Program and Other Employment-Based Visa Categories
Following President Trump’s controversial Executive Order banning refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, another unsigned, draft Executive Order has been circulating through the public, further unsettling U.S. employers who rely on foreign national employees. The draft proposal titled “Executive Order on Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker […]Read More -
Trump travel ban is ‘scary’ for Hollywood, which relies on a global talent pool
Los Angeles producer Rossi Cannon relies heavily on foreign directors and cinematographers to make commercials for brands such as Nike. Cannon, 48, never thought that her access to the global talent pool might be limited.Now she’s not so sure. The election of President Trump, she says, has increased anxiety in the entertainment industry about how […]Read More -
Refugee resettlement agency on Trump's ban: 'Our clients are very concerned'
Catholic Charities of Buffalo planned to welcome 19 refugees to Buffalo this week, but instead those refugees are temporarily banned from entering the United States for the next four months. An executive order signed Jan. 27 by President Trump suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days and halts admissions of citizens from seven […]Read More -
Canadian Permanent Residents & Dual Citizens Confirmed Exempt from U.S. Travel Ban
The Canadian federal government has cleared up confusion surrounding a U.S. travel ban on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries by announcing that Canadian citizens and permanent residents with roots in those countries can still cross the U.S. border. Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen stated on Sunday, Jan. 29, that the White House has given […]Read More -
Is the Travel Ban Illegal? Immigration Attorney Weighs in on Trump's Executive Order
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s been a busy weekend for immigration attorneys, who constantly fielded calls related to President Trump’s executive order that calls for a temporary immigrant and refugee ban from seven countries. “Some of our clients are corporations that have offices throughout the world and they transfer people from various countries into the U.S. […]Read More