Greenberg Traurig Shareholder and Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov will be participating in a panel discussion titled “Immigration, Security, and Labor Mobility in Challenging Times: Are National Doors Closing?” that will take place at the ABA Section of the International Law Annual Conference in New York City Tuesday, April 29 from 10:45 a.m.
On Jan. 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order entitled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” aimed at enhancing compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 262. This statute outlines the mandatory registration and fingerprinting requirements for certain non-U.S. citizens who have not previously registered and who are staying in the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem vacated a decision by the Biden administration to extend Haiti’s Temporary Protect Status (TPS) by 18 months. The vacatur states that Haiti’s TPS will end Aug. 3, 2025, unless extended.
TPS is a type of immigration status available to nationals of certain designated countries that allows aliens, even
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memorandum deputizing up to 600 special agents within the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service across the country to help with arresting and deporting illegal immigrants, DHS announced Feb. 20, 2025.
The memorandum authorized special agents within the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service to perform the
As confirmed by several news outlets and the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association, acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Andrew Davidson issued an internal memorandum Feb. 14, 2025, ordering an agency-wide “administrative pause” on all “pending benefit requests” filed by applicants paroled through a parole program, including those seeking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants
Join GT’s webinar on March 6, 2025, to explore the impact of Trump’s executive actions on employment-based immigration, compliance, and workforce management trends.
A divided Eleventh Circuit recently ruled against a Jamaican national’s claim to U.S. citizenship, holding that his mother’s naturalization before his 18th birthday did not confer derivative citizenship because his parents had remarried by the time of her naturalization.
Potential Derivative Citizenship Implications
This decision reinforces a strict interpretation of derivative citizenship under the Immigration
The U.S. Department of State has unexpectedly updated various Consular websites with revised eligibility requirements for the Visa Interview Waiver (also known as dropbox or mail-in) program, reverting to narrower pre-COVID-era eligibility criteria. The interview waiver program simplifies the procedure to apply for a U.S. visa stamp by eliminating the requirement for eligible individuals to
In recent weeks, the Trump administration implemented a series of measures focused on Colombians arriving in the United States. These actions came in response to a diplomatic standoff between the two nations over the repatriation of Colombian nationals. The tension began when Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to accept deportation flights carrying Colombian citizens from
On Jan. 28, 2025, the Trump administration, acting through its Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), revoked the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans residing in the United States. This decision reverses the 18-month extension granted Jan. 17, 2025, under the Biden administration. The revocation of TPS for Venezuelans means that
