Immigration and the New Executive Orders

Immigration Nerds host Lauren Clarke talks with Erickson Immigration Group partners Alejandra Zapatero and Hiba Anver about President Trump's new executive orders on immigration following his second-term inauguration on January 20, 2025. They break down three major changes: potential new travel bans affecting certain countries, stricter rules for existing visa programs, and a controversial attempt to change birthright citizenship rules.

Zapatero and Anver explain how these orders might face legal challenges in court, especially the birthright citizenship order, which tries to change how the 14th Amendment is interpreted.

They emphasize that while many of these changes could significantly impact legal immigrants and their families, the full effects aren't yet clear as courts review the orders and agencies work out implementation details.

SHOW RESOURCE LINKS:

• Trump Presidential Actions: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/
• EIG Day 1 Summary | The Trump Administration's Immigration Executive Orders: https://eiglaw.com/trump-administration-immigration-executive-orders/