College students have long served as the moral compass of American society, frequently at the forefront of protests challenging government policies and actions. Many participate in demonstrations with the expectation that their civil liberties, such as freedom of...
I write this with a measure of trepidation. The Trump Administration has launched what can only be described as a campaign against the legal profession, particularly targeting immigration attorneys. The reasoning behind this appears to stem largely from President...
I am getting a head start on Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s so important. Particularly in these incredibly chaotic times. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the challenges that affect both attorneys and their clients—particularly in the...
This year’s annual H-1B season update comes with significant program changes rather than my usual critique of the insufficient number of H-1B specialty occupation visas to meet America’s needs. (I’ll let Elon Musk handle that argument this year.) On December 18, 2024,...
Not so fast. It’s more complicated than the news reports would have you believe, and it cannot be done through executive action (despite what you read). Every new presidential administration enters office with ambitious plans for the future, setting the stage for...
As I knew would happen, with the onset of Trump 2.0, the calls have been coming in. From both employers and their employees. What happens if Immigration & Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) comes to my business? What happens if ICE shows up at my home? People are...
We’ve been down this road before, and we survived it. We know the playbook. Some are referring to the next administration as Trump 2.0. Dare I say, it’s déjà vu all over again? Although I had a sense over the last couple of months that we would end up where we are...
Here we are again. It hardly seems like four years have passed since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, and eight years since he became president. So much has happened since 2016, both good and bad. Readers of my articles know where I stand on immigration...
Every once in a while, I decide to get off my high horse and talk a little more (immigration) law than usual. This is one of those times. Many people don’t pay much attention to rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) unless they see a decision as directly...
I was recently reviewing a matter for a prospective client when it became clear to me that he was being taken advantage of, actually exploited, very terribly, by his employer. (What’s worse, his attorney seemed to be “in on it,” and though that too is very terrible,...