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March 20, 2025
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President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, April 20, in Washington.
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Biden Approves 22K Additional Foreign Seasonal Workers
The Department of Homeland Security cited increased demand from employers as the US economy recovers from the pandemic.
April 20, 2021
An elderly Chinese man looks at map of Chinese showing its different ethnic groups and the slogan 'Ethnic Unity' in Beijing, China Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. A Chinese official on Monday denied Beijing has imposed coercive birth control measures among Muslim minority women, following an outcry over a tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Washington claiming that government polices had freed women of the Uighur ethnic group from being 'baby-making machines.'
Supply Chain
US to Block Cotton from China Region Targeted in Crackdown
US Customs will use its authority to block products suspected of being produced with forced labor.
January 13, 2021
A guard tower and barbed wire fences are seen around a facility in the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux in western China's Xinjiang region.
Labor
US to Block Goods from Chinese Company Over Rights Abuses
Any U.S. company seeking to import goods from the company would have to prove they were not made with the forced labor.
December 3, 2020
A member of the Uyghur American Association rallies in front of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, after marching from Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which has passed the House and now will go on to the Senate. The bill prohibits some imports from Xinjiang and imposes sanctions for human rights violations.
Trade
Gloves Linked to Forced Labor in China Stopped at LA Port
Customs officials said the gloves were made in a region where China's government has imprisoned more than 1 million people.
October 16, 2020
Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on 'Threats to the Homeland' Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Laws & Regulations
Trump Administration to Sharply Limit Skilled-Worker Visas
New rules address who can obtain the visas and how much they should be paid.
October 6, 2020
In this June 5, 2019, photo, residents of the Hui Muslim ethnic minority walk in a neighborhood near an OFILM factory in Nanchang in eastern China's Jiangxi province.
Trade
US Halts Imports from China's Uighur Region for Forced Labor
U.S. Customs issued orders freezing imports from companies that produce cotton, clothing and computer parts in the Xinjiang region.
September 15, 2020
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Laws & Regulations
Virus Unleashes Wave of Fraud in US
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Trump Allows More Seasonal Work Visas
An additional 35,000 temporary foreign workers will be allowed into the U.S. this year to fill seasonal jobs amid a tight labor market
March 6, 2020