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Juan S. Steevens

Practice Group Associate

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+1.617.348.4959

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Juan focuses his practice on US immigration and nationality law, with an emphasis on business immigration. He counsels employers, entrepreneurs, and business professionals in the information technology, life sciences, and financial services sectors, including Fintech and private equity, and a variety of other industries.

Throughout law school, Juan worked as an immigration legal assistant at Mintz. Here, he gained extensive experience helping clients navigate and challenge the bureaucratic procedures of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), and Department of Labor (DOL), aiming to keep top-notch international talent in the United States. Juan has helped secure temporary work visas in a range of nonimmigrant classifications, including E, H, I, J, L, O, P, and TN. In addition, he has experience with the employment-based green card process, including the permanent labor certification (PERM) process; National Interest Waiver requests (NIW); immigrant petitions for multinational managers and executives, as well as individuals of extraordinary ability (EB-1); and the Adjustment of Status process. He has also prepared replies to complex requests for evidence, including those arising from M&A activity and corporate reorganizations.

In addition to business immigration matters, Juan has handled individual immigration cases and frequently collaborated on the firm’s pro bono efforts. He has been involved with I-130 petitions for the relatives of US citizens and residents; briefs and motions filed with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), as well as the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR); immigration-related litigation, including motions seeking injunctive relief in federal court; and requests for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action, Satisfactory Departure, Asylum, and Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification.

Before attending law school, Juan worked as an immigration legal assistant in the Cape Cod office of a Boston-based law firm.

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US Government Shutdown – Effects on E-Verify and the I-9 Process

September 28, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, William Coffman, Juan Steevens

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DHS Releases New Form I-9 as New Flexibility for Qualified Employers Takes Effect

August 10, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline, Angel Feng, Juan Steevens

Read about DHS’s new version of Form I-9 as part of its Final Rule regarding Form I-9 document examination and the optional procedure for conducting remote document review.
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Mintz represented a former Turkish judge in his six-year odyssey to obtain asylum in the United States, preparing his application, voluminous exhibits, and a persuasive brief and guiding him through the asylum interview process.
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USCIS H-1B Cap Registration Period Set to Open on March 1

February 22, 2022 | Alert | By John Quill, Juan Steevens

Read about the online registration system for FY2023 H-1B quota selection, which will run from March 1 through March 18, beginning and ending at 12:00 pm (noon) Eastern time.
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On December 15, 2021, USCIS and ICE announced they again extended flexibility relating to in-person Form I-9 compliance. This flexibility allows employers whose entire workforce is working remotely to defer the physical presence requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) and section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In addition, it applies to employees hired on or after April 1, 2021, who work exclusively in a remote setting due to COVID-19-related precautions.
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DACA Supreme Court Decision – Further Analysis

June 22, 2020 | Blog | By Susan Cohen, Juan Steevens

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court upheld three lower court rulings, holding that President Trump’s 2017 move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful under a federal law known as the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). In its landmark decision, the Court held that the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of DACA was “arbitrary and capricious” under the APA. This challenge presented a complex set of legal arguments, which we analyze in further detail.
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Recognition & Awards

  • Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Merit Scholarship, New England Law | Boston
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Juan S. Steevens

Practice Group Associate

Boston