Monthly Archives: February 2017

//February

Federal Court of Appeals continues to permit U.S. entry by refugees and individuals from the seven countries

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decided to continue to Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) on President Trump’s ban. This means that refugees and individuals from the seven designated countries can continue to enter the U.S. The government can request the U.S. Supreme Court to review this decision but it would take […]

By | 2017-02-09T23:33:40+00:00 February 9th, 2017|Categories: Court Decision|Comments Off on Federal Court of Appeals continues to permit U.S. entry by refugees and individuals from the seven countries

Travel Ban Update: Where things stand & What we know

The implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals” continues to be fluid. Here is an update on where things stand today.

This weekend the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed for an immediate administrative stay, or the immediate lifting of the Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”). A Federal District Court Judge

By | 2017-09-20T17:51:03+00:00 February 6th, 2017|Categories: Administrative Action|Comments Off on Travel Ban Update: Where things stand & What we know

Federal Judge Temporarily Suspends Executive Order Banning Entry into the U.S. for Individuals from Certain Countries and Refugees

Friday afternoon, a Federal District Court Judge from the State of Washington issued a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) preventing enforcement of President Trump’s Executive Order (“EO”) which banned individuals from seven countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days and which stopped refugees from entering the U.S. for 120 days.

In his decision, the Judge […]

By | 2017-09-20T17:51:03+00:00 February 4th, 2017|Categories: Court Decision, Executive Order|Comments Off on Federal Judge Temporarily Suspends Executive Order Banning Entry into the U.S. for Individuals from Certain Countries and Refugees

No current plan to expand the U.S. travel ban beyond seven countries

Rumors began yesterday regarding a list of additional countries that might be added to President Trump’s executive order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorists Entry into the United States” which, in part, bans nationals of seven countries from entering the U.S for 90 days. The U.S. Department of State today confirmed to the American Immigration […]

By | 2017-02-04T13:58:06+00:00 February 2nd, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on No current plan to expand the U.S. travel ban beyond seven countries