"I think Congress knows it needs to do something but obviously with this administration, having tried to pass legislation, people know it's an uphill battle," said Kerri Talbot, director of federal advocacy at Immigratio ...
Daily Archives: June 22, 2020
Trump administration finalizes rule that could lead to delays in work for asylum seekers
USCIS has also proposed a rule that would impose a charge on asylum applications and another that bars asylum seekers who illegally crossed the border from obtaining work authorization. ...
Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boost
“I think he can go further and he must go further to actually solve these problems,” Franco said. She said that federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement “really parallel what we’re seeing in local pol ...
Businesses Brace for Possible Limits on Foreign Worker Visas
Citing the economic slump, the president could act this week to limit H-1B, L-1 and other visas as well as a program allowing foreign students to work in the United States after they graduate. ...
US Blocks Travelers Visas From Burundi Over Deportations
Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on Gambia, Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone to pressure them to accept the return of their citizens, citing international legal obligations. ...
How young people are combating anti-black racism in their immigrant communities
Second-generation Americans are organizing online to translate educational resources, combat disinformation, and express solidarity with the black community. ...
Proposed changes to asylum regs could address biggest immigration problem: the court backlog
There is still time to improve it — and the rulemaking process provides people who want to do something more than just write angry op-eds with an opportunity to share their ideas with a large audience of interested parti ...
AUTHORITIES TRANSFERRED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BETWEEN SHADOWY IMMIGRATION PRISONS, IGNORING CORONAVIRUS THREAT
Asked for comment about the preparations to move all the inmates out of Taft, a spokesperson for the Management and Training Corporation — the private contractor that ran the facility — wrote, “The BOP determines and coo ...
After Supreme Court DACA decision, state universities commit support to immigrant students
“It felt like such a relief,” Medina Maya said. “Definitely this is the time to take it as a win for the community and use it to energize us to keep on fighting for more.” ...
Letters to the Editor: Immigrant children living in fear is a disgrace. So is Congress’ failure to help
It should be made more plain that it’s the Democrats in Congress who are fighting to save the U.S. Postal Service and fending off cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Democrats are no saints, but there is a di ...