Welcome To America…NOT!!

The current U.S. administration has now had a full year under its belt since Election Day, and it has been ten months full of surprises for those working in immigration.  Candidate and President Trump has occasionally used the Wayne's World post-script zinger of "NOT!" in his live and tweeted statements, and it's somewhat fitting in this context.  The administration's most notable memorandum regarding immigration came in early 2017 with the original six-country "ban," which paused the issuance of visas at U.S. Consulates for a list of countries that subsequently changed.  A succeeding memo received less media coverage, but importantly set policy initiatives for the interior of the U.S., i.e. individuals already in the U.S. and individuals entering the U.S. at ports of entry.