Trump Muslim Ban Blocked Again A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday night blocking Trump’s ban on travel from 6 Muslim-majority countries, dealing yet another painful immigration defeat to the White House. The decision indicates that Mr. Trump’s bigoted words on the campaign trail against Muslims and immigrants will have serious consequences to his Presidency. The ruling was the second major setback for Mr. Trump in his pursuit of a Muslim ban. His

Trump reissues “Muslim ban” President Trump signed an executive order on Monday blocking citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The order was revised to avoid the tumult and protests that engulfed the nation after Mr. Trump signed his first immigration directive on Jan. 27. That order was promptly blocked by a federal appeals court. The new order continued to impose a 90-day ban on travelers from the 6 countries, but it removed Iraq, a

USCIS suspends Premium Processing for all H1B applications starting April 3 On Friday, March 3rd, USCIS announced that it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing for all H-1B petitions starting April 3, 2017. This suspension may last up to 6 months. While H1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, for a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, which requests the H1B nonimmigrant cl