The Immigration Court's active backlog of cases has surpassed one million, and the number is continuing to grow. The delay in immigration courts’ cases nationwide is likely being amplified by the Trump administration's degressive immigration stance and immigration policies. The increase may also be due to a surge in recent Central American migrant asylum seekers being […]
Analysis: Federal Courts Enjoin Trump Administration from Implementing New Public Charge Rule You may have read in one of our recent blog posts about the Trump administration’s new rules regarding the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility. Under Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, certain green card or immigrant visa applicants are barred from […]
Construction is beginning on President Trump's 30-foot tall border wall in Arizona. Its impact may be monumental for Arizona residents. Trump famously announced his plans of building a border wall during his election campaign in 2016 in an effort to prevent unlawful immigration from Mexico into the United States. He has been pursuing this plan from […]
On October 29, 2019, The U.S. House of Representatives voted 405-to-11 in favor of recognizing the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocide; House Resolution 296. The House denounced the atrocities, committed by the Ottoman Empire in the 1910s during World War I. This marks the first time that Congress has officially recognized the plight of the […]
On November 12, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in several cases joined together challenging the Trump administration’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Supreme Court’s June 28, 2019 decision to review these cases threw Dreamers’ lives into even more instability, as their protections from deportation […]
On November 8, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a press release indicating that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be publishing a proposed rule increasing many of the fees associated with its cases. Included in the proposed fee increases is a fee for asylum applications. This would be the first time […]
2020 is almost here. With the new year comes more 2020 U.S. Presidential campaigning. Several Democratic nominees are on the ballet, many of whom promise change in immigration policies. Most obviously will differ from incumbent Republican President Donald Trump’s current policies. If elected, a Democrat President would be left with some curious tasks when it […]
On December 13, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy update expanding its previous guidance regarding unlawful acts that negatively impact “good moral character” in naturalization applications. The policy may prevent an applicant from proving what USCIS defines as good moral character for naturalization. The policy expands existing guidance on the “unlawful […]
Late Saturday evening, unofficial reports from government watchdogs and attorneys nationwide began circulating regarding the detention of Iranians seeking entry to the United States. Reports indicated up to 200 Iranian-born individuals, including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, were being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this weekend. Some reports also stated that […]
With the new year comes new change, and one that we may bring unforeseen changes. Recently, we have all heard about President Trump’s impeachment, with the U.S. House of Representatives passing articles of impeachment against the president in late 2019. There is still a question in the U.S. Senate and whether President Trump will actually […]
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