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How to Prepare Your Landscape Company for Immigration Enforcement

After taking office, President Trump signed a number of executive orders targeting illegal immigration, including Executive Order 14159, which orders U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct expedited removals of unauthorized individuals in the country. As of Feb. 3, the Department of Homeland Security has reported its agents have arrested 8,768 people. Historically, ICE’s […]

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DHS to Release 22,000 Supplemental H-2B Visas

Last night, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor reached a deal to release 22,000 supplemental H-2B visas.Ā These additional visas are a result of the discretionary authority granted to DHS by Congress in the FY 21 Appropriations.Ā The official rule has not been published and many details remain unknown with regards to the […]

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DHS Authorizes Additional 15,000 H-2B Visas

Last week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Nielsen finally announced plans to authorize additional H-2B visas. TheĀ announcement confirms what NALP and our members have beenĀ telling our nation’s lawmakers –Ā Ā there are not sufficient, qualified, U.S. workers available to fill the workforce needs of America’s professional landscaping companies and other seasonal businesses.Ā 

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Trump to End Salvadoran Worker Protected Status

The Trump administration has canceled the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them vulnerable to deportation, accordingĀ to a Department of Homeland Security announcement sent to lawmakers Monday. The administration will notify the Salvadorans they have until Sept. 9, 2019, to leave the United […]

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