visa ban

Who did Trump Ban From the United States With His New Presidential Proclamation?

Note: These Presidential proclamations impact only the issuance of visas to the United States. These proclamations do not impact anyone who is seeking a change or adjustment of status on U.S. soil. President Trump finally issued a Presidential Proclamation that had been in the rumor mills for some time. What does the new proclamation do? First, it extends the ban on certain immigrant visas until December 31, 2020. Readers...

A Message About Trump’s “Immigration Ban” Presidential Proclamation

On Monday night, President Trump tweeted that he was banning all immigration to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus and to protect American jobs.  Long story short, he doesn’t have the authority to do that under any statute except for Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which allows him to impose a temporary travel ban on some immigrants and non-immigrants.  After his ill-timed tweet, his advisors scrambled to prepare...

Trump Administration Expands Muslim Travel Ban

Today, the Trump administration added six more countries to the list of nations facing stringent travel restrictions. Nigeria, Myanmar (Burma), Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan are the new countries to face travel restrictions of varying degrees. The visa ban takes effect on February 21, 2020. There is no expiry date on the visa ban. All six countries have substantially large Muslim populations. These six countries join nationals from Iran, Libya,...