As many expected, President Donald Trump has not only issued Executive Orders (EOs), but he has also rescinded many EOs issued by the Biden Administration concerning immigration, including the following: “The Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans” EO which particularly affects business immigration. This EO formed the basis of policy guidance that, for example, streamlined the naturalization process, led to a reduction in the number of visa denials and Requests for Evidence (RFEs) that had been issued during the first Trump Administration, and reinstated the USCIS policy of deferring to prior approvals. Immigration advocates have been predicting the loss of these benefits under the new Trump Administration. Employers should expect a return to the days of costly RFEs and slower adjudications.

Other Biden-era EOs regarding immigration that have been rescinded include:

Whether rescinding a Biden EO effectively resurrects a prior Trump EO is still an open question.

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