Week: January 20 - 24, 2025
In this week's newsletter, a summary of President Trump's Jan. 20 Executive Orders that may impact employment-based immigration, a temporary restraining order has been issued against Trump's birthright citizenship Executive Order and a ruling on DACA in Texas.?
In global news, the Canadian government announced an intake cap for permanent residence application under the Agri-Food Pilot, biometric data collection is now mandatory for certain long-term visas in Italy and Finnish authorities have implemented automated post-decision monitoring of residence permits for employed persons.
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President Trump signed multiple Executive Orders (EOs) that are focused on immigration. Read BAL's summary.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Texas vs. USA that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final Rule is “substantively unlawful."
On January 20, 2025, the president issued an Executive Order giving federal agencies 60 days to identify countries that may warrant travel restrictions.
On January 23, a federal district court judge issued a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) against President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) limiting birthright citizenship.
USCIS announced that it will waive the requirement to present documentation of COVID-19 vaccination(s) for certain applicants.