U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently detains thousands of children and their parents in detention centers across the country. Several of these children are facing imminent deportation. After refusing to be separated in detention and then losing a federal court appeal regarding their asylum claim in the United States, 28 families are facing deportation. […]
The nomination creates several potential implications on the future of immigration policy and immigration reform. Here are the key takeaways —- As we are 12 days away from inauguration day, President-elect Joe Biden announced his nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas on November 23rd, for the position of Secretary of Homeland Security. The cabinet seat, which oversees […]
BREAKING DOWN THE POTENTIAL PATHWAYS TO PERMANENT RESIDENCY AND CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE PROPOSED U.S. CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2021 Representative Linda Sanchez introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 (USCA) to the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 18, 2021. The bill aims “to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of […]
On March 5, 2021, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced its newly implemented process for individuals deportation case reviews. ICE, the federal agency responsible for civil immigration enforcement and for the removal of certain non-citizens, established the ICE Case Review to allow non-citizens the chance to demonstrate to ICE […]
On his last day in office, former President Donald Trump issued a memorandum granting Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) to certain Venezuelans present in the United States. On March 9, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) designated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Let’s break these two new developments down. […]
The Biden administration announced in February that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would revert back to the 2008 version of the U.S. history and civics test required in most naturalization applications. The civics test has long been a landmark to residents applying for citizenship in the United States; the standard exam, part of the […]
Have you or a loved one experienced a substantial delay between the time of filing a case with USCIS and issuance of receipt notices? This is not an uncommon theme these days. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has significantly delayed mailing out receipt notices for various types of cases. A receipt notice, also known […]
Here’s what to know if you live in Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the REAL ID implementation date to May 3, 2023. REAL ID is part of an effort to standardize federal security. For domestic travel, it can replace a passport or passport card as a form of identification. The deadline […]
President Joe Biden has raised the cap on refugee admissions from 15,000 to 62,500 after his April promise to stick to the Trump-era figure elicited backlash from his party. The new number undoes the “historically low” cap set by the Trump administration, which “did not reflect America’s values as a nation that welcomes and supports […]
Prosecutorial Discretion is Back – Ibrahim Law Office’s Analysis of ICE’s New Enforcement Priority Memo Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released an updated interim guidance in May regarding arrests, detention, charging and deportation of non-citizens . The memo includes guidance on “prosecutorial discretion,” a type of deportation relief that may help non-citizens who otherwise would […]
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