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Executive Actions

Legal Action in Response to Visa Non-processing Kinsley et. al. vs. Blinken – Amended Complaint Presidential Proclamation 10052 on J-1 visas (2020-2021) On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation suspending some nonimmigrant visas effective...

White House Interagency Group Seeking to Eliminate J1 Visitor Exchange Visa Program

At a time when the world’s favorability rating of the United States hovers below 50 percent, a small working group based in the White House is seeking to eliminate the majority of privately-funded J1 Exchange Visitor Programs. As reported today in the Wall Street Journal, American businesses fear the economic blow they will experience as a result of this effort.