White House Issues Presidential Proclamation Expanding Immigration Restrictions to Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Categories

Today the Trump administration released an expansion of its April 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation on Immigration which was previously focused only on temporarily suspending the entrance of individuals entering the U.S. on certain immigrant visas. The expanded proclamation extends the temporary suspension of that limited class of immigrant visa holders from the U.S. This extension takes effect immediately. In addition, the Proclamation expands the suspension to nonimmigrant visas including some of the most commonly used employment-based nonimmigrant visas such as the H-1B, L-1, and certain J-1 visas, as well as any dependent family members of these visa holders. The entry of individuals on H-2B visas for non-agricultural seasonal workers is also suspended.

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