Business Immigration Insights

President Trump’s decision to suspend visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia on Sunday, January 26^th as part of an effective effort to pressure the government of Colombia to agree to accept flights of Colombian citizens being deported from the United States, makes it more likely that the same tactic will be used with other countries who fail to comply with U.S. immigration directives and policies. 

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued dozens of Executive Orders (EOs), several of which, if implemented, will impact employers and sponsored employees who utilize legal temporary and permanent visa programs.

The State Department has published the February Visa Bulletin.  As the title of this piece indicates, there was some movement in two India categories – under 3 weeks in EB-2 and just 1 week in EB-3 – but we’ll take it.