One of the measures of Trump is 'Hire American' which mandates "rigorous enforcement and administration" of immigration laws relating to Labor Certification. According to the relevant section of the Law, skilled or unskilled laborers must not be allowed to immigrate unless it has been certified that there are not adequate numbers of people among U.S. citizens who are "able, willing or qualified" to perform the same labor.
With regard to the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled foreign nationals, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) has announced targeted visits to H-1B reliant employers to detect abuse by employers in not identifying whether similar candidates are available within the country.
In-person interviews have been introduced for Permanent-Residency Applications related to employment and refugee/asylee relatives.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiated in 2012 has been rescinded with no renewal for permits which expire after March 5, 2018. This has led to the possibility of children under the age of 16 who had accompanied their parents into the U.S. and who have grown up in the U.S. to be deported. Initial Requests under DACA made prior to September 5, 2017 would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis while Renewal Requests made till October 5, 2017 would also be renewed on a case-by-case basis. Initial Requests were not allowed to be made after September 5, 2017.
Dinesh Kumar
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