On November 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that it has removed or returned more individuals in FY 2024 than any year since FY 2010. From the implementation of President Biden's Proclamation on June 4, 2024 (which temporarily suspended the...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Courts in Kentucky and Mississippi Issue Orders on Implementation of Farmworker Protection Final Rule
On November 27, 2024, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced court orders issued on November 25, 2024, by the Eastern District of Kentucky and Southern District of Mississippi associated with implementation of the 2024...
OFLC Confirms Permanent Online System Is No Longer Available
On December 1, 2024, the Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) confirmed that the legacy Permanent Online System, which provided public access to permanent labor certification applications and final determinations, is fully decommissioned...
DOJ Reaches Agreements to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
The Department of Justice (DOJ) secured agreements in late November with a restaurant group and a trailer manufacturer to resolve immigration-related discrimination claims. Restaurant Group On November 26, 2024, DOJ announced that it secured an agreement with Anna...
DHS Publishes Notice Designating Lebanon for TPS and Providing Special Student Relief
On November 27, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice designating Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. DHS initially announced the designation on October 17, 2024. The new notice provides information about...
DHS Publishes Temporary Final Rule to Supplement H-2B Cap With Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for FY 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), will publish a temporary final rule on December 2, 2024, making available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2025. This...
President-Elect Trump Names Picks for Secretary of Labor, Attorney General
Continuing his rapid-fire announcements of cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump named Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) as his choice for Secretary of Labor on November 22, 2024. She is described as "moderate" and "union-friendly," although reactions were...
DOL Recovers $1.4 Million in Back Pay and Damages From General Dynamics Subsidiary for Wage Violations
On November 19, 2024, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that it has recovered more than $1.4 million in back pay and damages from a General Dynamics subsidiary, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), in San Diego,...
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant worker visa programs for the next 12 months. The...
ACLU SoCal Files Suit to Obtain Info on ICE Air Operations Program in Light of Trump Mass Deportation Plans
On November 18, 2024, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) SoCal, joined by Mayer Brown LLP, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, California, to obtain information on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Air Operations (IAO) program following an...
