On February 20, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly released two new policy memoranda aimed at implementing President Trump’s executive orders on enhancing the public safety of the interior and border enforcement of immigration laws. The first memo, titled “Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest,” immediately rescinded President Obama’s Priority Enforcement Program, which prioritized deportation of criminals and recently-arrived undocumented individuals, and gives immigration officials broad authority to deport “all removable aliens,” including those...

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• As part of his first-week initiatives, President Trump turned his focus toward immigration. These initiatives included dramatically expanding the resources of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Specifically, the Trump administration authorized the hiring of 10,000 ICE agents across the United States. This increase in the number of ICE officers will have a direct impact on employers as it relates to I-9 compliance and ICE audits of Forms I-9. For example, it...

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ING announced today the appointment of Mark Milders as head of ING Group Investor Relations. Mark will succeed Malcolm Brown, who will take up the position of project lead for Strategy and Innovation at ING Wholesale Banking on 15 May 2017. Patrick Flynn, CFO of ING Group said: "I am pleased to have Mark as our new head of Investor Relations. His in-depth knowledge of our company and its products, and his experience working with our Wholesale Banking clients, will...

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In geopolitical terms, there has been nothing to compare with 2016 since the end of the Cold War. Neither Brexit nor the election of President Trump was expected. The potential impact of either event, let alone both, could reasonably be anticipated to have given rise to inertia, confusion and uncertainty. In fact, M&A has been remarkably robust. Although global M&A value tumbled by 18% in 2016, the number of deals remained constant. Overall, 2016 was similar in value and volume to...

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