Insights on Immigration

2025 will be a transformational year for the beverage and food industry, which has already been dramatically impacted by shifting market trends and profound policy changes. Here are the top five topics influencing the strategies and growth plans of beverage and food companies.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to search electronic devices — including phones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices — of anyone entering the United States, including US citizens and non-citizens. These searches can happen at US land crossings, airports, seaports, and even at CBP preclearance locations abroad, such as Dublin, Ireland, or Toronto, Canada. These searches can occur without a warrant or suspicion.

On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that previously designated hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities as “protected areas” and limited immigration enforcement actions in or near such locations.

Foreign nationals and employers should plan all international travel more carefully and further in advance. This is not a travel ban but has opened the path to create a travel ban in the future, as he did in his earlier Administration.

The H-1B is the most common work visa for foreign nationals in professional-level jobs in the United States. Effective January 17, there is a new H-1B “modernization” rule which introduced some significant changes and codified some existing processing practices to the H-1B visa program.

On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that prohibited immigration enforcement actions in or near medical and health care facilities and other protected areas. Hospitals and other health care facilities should consider the impact this policy change may have on their workforces and patient populations and develop appropriate protocols for responding to an immigration enforcement action on their premises.

In 2025, the retail and fashion industries are bracing for a transformative year, heavily influenced by the policies of the new Trump Administration. These policies promise rapid and significant changes, particularly in areas such as trade, tariffs, and immigration, which will profoundly affect global supply chains and labor dynamics.

President Trump is focused on immigration compliance, including I-9 compliance. The federal Form I-9 is the form that every employer has to complete for every paid employee within their first three days of employment.

Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted by Law360, urging hospital leaders and lawyers across the country to start implementing new strategies after the Trump Administration pulled back a Biden Administration 2021 directive to avoid immigration enforcement at certain locations, including hospitals.

President Trump has been explicit in his focus on immigration compliance and enforcement. Employers should expect increased workplace enforcement actions, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and unannounced workplace enforcement actions.

It is that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.

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Berin hosted a 20-minute virtual forum on LinkedIn Live to discuss Citizenship Discrimination in the Hiring Process & Beyond.

The USCIS just announced significant changes to the H-1B filing system, including the H-1B lottery system.

It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.

For a limited time, certain H-1B workers can renew their visas from within the United States. This is a significant change that alleviates burdens on both the worker and employer.

Most foreign nationals living in the United States in temporary status (not green card holders) can only reenter the United States after international travel if they have a current visa in their passport.

After an uptick in government I-9 compliance investigations, ArentFox Schiff Partner Berin Romagnolo will host a webinar discussing tips for I-9 & E-Verify compliance.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new Form I-9, the form all US employers must use to verify the identity and work authorization of all paid employees within the first three days of their employment.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Alex Garel-Frantzen has been honored with the Rising Star Award by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) at their 24th Annual Human Rights Awards.

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It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.

Join ArentFox Schiff Partner Berin Romagnolo as she discusses US immigration options for new and existing US businesses.