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President Trump's Executive Order Part 2: Legal and Policy Analysis

In this article, I assess the most contested provisions of President Trump's Executive Order, titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (82 FR 8977 (Jan. 27, 2017)) as a matter of legal soundness and policy.

President Trump's Impromptu Law Lecture

In this post, I examine President Trump's remarks and explain why they provide a good template for him going forward.

White House Counsel Holds That Executive Order Does Not Apply to LPRs

On February 1, 2017, the Counsel to the President, Donald F. McGahn II, issued a Memorandum to the then-Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security titled “Authoritative Guidance on Executive Order Entitled 'Protecting the Nation...

White House Counsel Holds That Executive Order Does Not Apply to LPRs

On February 1, 2017, the Counsel to the President, Donald F. McGahn II, issued a Memorandum to the then-Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security titled "Authoritative Guidance on Executive Order Entitled 'Protecting the Nation...

President Trump's Executive Order Part 1: Legal Overview

In this article, I will examine the controversial portions of the EO and explore and their legal basis as written and in the immigration laws. After reading this post, please see my second post on whether the provisions of the EO represent good law and policy.

Rex Tillerson Sworn in as New Secretary of State

On February 1, 2017, the Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson as the new Secretary of State by a vote of 56 - 43. Secretary Tillerson will now lead the United States Department of State (DOS), which is responsible for consular processing and visa issuance.

Update on Immigration Executive Order and Dual Nationals

As of January 31, 2017, the application of President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) titled "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" to dual nationals who of one of the affected countries and an unaffected country remains unclear.

Analysis of President Trump's Decision to Replace Sally Yates as Acting Attorney General

On January 30, 2017, President Donald Trump relieved Acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties after she ordered the Department of Justice to not defend his immigration Executive Order in court. In this post, I offer my analysis of what transpired.

Changes to Answers on Naturalization Test as a Result of the November Elections

On January 23, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a document titled "Civics Test Answer Updates" for those currently studying for the naturalization test. The update addresses questions to which the answers have changed due to the results...

Some H1B Petitioners Receive Forms I-797 with "1B1" Designation in Error

AILA members have recently reported receiving Forms I-797 Notices of Approval for H1B beneficiaries that are annotated "1B1". The H1B1 category is only for nationals of Singapore in Chile. Thus, regular H1B petitions should be annotated H1B instead of "1B1".

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