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Update to President Trump’s executive order suspending entry of immigrant visa applicants

By Alexander Castrodale, Maria Piccolomini, Alexa Forte, and Kate Drabecki
May 21, 2020
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On May 19, 2020, the US Department of Homeland Security announced that the US-Canada and US-Mexico land border restrictions (in place since March 21st due to the COVID-19 outbreak) will be further extended through June 22, 2020. Only essential travel across the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders is permitted. “Essential travel” includes travel by US citizens, lawful permanent residents, and foreign nationals traveling to work in the United States (i.e., those in TN or L-1 visa statuses), among others. However, these travelers should expect delays at the border due to additional screening measures in place and should be prepared to explain the “essential” nature of their trip. Foreign nationals who attempt to travel via the Visa Waiver Program (i.e., ESTA) and other business travelers are also likely to face increased scrutiny by US Border and Customs Patrol (US CBP) to determine whether travel is “essential.” “Non-essential travel” includes travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature, and these individuals remain barred from entering the U.S. due to the COVID-19 emergency.

Click here to see the original April 23, 2020, immigration alert.

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Alexander Castrodale

About Alexander Castrodale

Alex is the Chair of the Immigration Group and focuses on employment-based immigration, including temporary and permanent visas, family-based immigration, naturalization and exclusion/deportation defense. He gained an insider's perspective of all facets of immigration law by working for the U.S. Department of Justice and traveling extensively around the world.

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Maria Piccolomini

About Maria Piccolomini

As a shareholder in the Immigration Group, Maria focuses her practice on employment-based immigration, including temporary and permanent visas and family-based permanent residence applications.

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Alexa Forte

About Alexa Forte

With more than 20 years of experience in the field of immigration law, Alexa focuses on employment-based immigration, advising domestic and international companies regarding temporary and permanent visas for their foreign national employees. She also assists employers with federal compliance issues in the contexts of corporate restructuring and government audits.

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Kate Drabecki

About Kate Drabecki

Kate is a member of the Immigration Group, where she provides counsel on employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories to small and medium-sized for-profit organizations and large multinational companies, as well as on family-based permanent residence applications to individual clients and exclusion/deportation defense. Kate's clients include companies in such industries as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, financial services, engineering, information technology, and agriculture.

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