Trump Gold Card Program Legal: Does It Really Exist; Issues and Uncertainties
On December 10, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program (“Form I-140G”) and instructions for the new U.S. “Gold Card” immigration program. The program was (presumably) created by Executive Order of President Trump on September 19, 2025. The program does not have congressional […]
The Public Charge Rule – A Summary from the American Immigration Lawyers Association
Biden Administration Initiative to Attract STEM Talent to the United States
Pursuant to a Biden Administration initiative, on January 21, 2022, the Departments of State (“DOS”) and Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced new actions related to STEM work authorization, J-1 Researchers, National Interest Waivers, and O-1 Extraordinary Ability Workers. You can read the White House Fact Sheet here. “The Biden-Harris Administration believes that one of America’s greatest […]