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Re-Registration for TPS Under Syria’s Designation Is Now Open
Are you a beneficiary of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Syria’s designation? If so, you must re-register between September 23rd and November 22nd if you plan to maintain your status through March 31st, 2021. You can find the TPS re-registration procedures, including what you need to know about renewing employment authorization documents (EADs) here: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status…
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U.S. Immigration Policy & President Trump Part 3: Civil Rights Groups Fight for Immigrant Medical Relief Program
The Trump administration is being sued by The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and Lawyers for Civil Rights after it announced U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would be ending “deferred action” programs for immigrants. Last month, immigrants who requested to stay in the U.S for medical treatment and other hardships received letters informing…
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U.S. Immigration Policy & President Trump Part 2: Enhanced Immigration Enforcement
Since 2017, the Trump administration has taken steps to bolster immigration enforcement throughout the United States. In the first fiscal year of Trump’s term in office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USCIS) deported 61,094 immigrants from the U.S. This was a 37% increase from 2016. During this same period of time, ICE arrested 110,568 people,…
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Does ICE Target Employers During Immigration Raids?
After ICE carried out the largest immigration raid in U.S. history at seven food-processing plants in Mississippi, many people are now asking what will happen to the business owners who profit from the labor of illegal workers. Since President Trump has been in office, criminal charges pressed against business owners and managers for employing unauthorized…
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Trump Administration Plans to Target Low-Income Immigrants
The Trump administration has enacted new rules that will change the green card criteria and further scrutinize the financial resources of immigrants. Under the new rule, immigration officials will be allowed to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on public assistance, such as Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers. The rule will make it…
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Q&A: New Public Charge Rule
The Department of Homeland Security recently published new rules for the public charge ground of inadmissibility. We understand that this news has many immigrants feeling worried and confused as to whether this will impact their status or pending citizenship applications. Here are some of the ways the new public charge rule might affect you: Question: What…
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The Battle Over Adding a Citizenship Question to Census
On July 11th, President Trump announced that he would no longer pursue adding a citizenship question on the 2020 census through the courts, and will instead rely on an executive order that would instruct the Commerce Department to obtain an estimate of U.S. citizenship through other means. Announcing his plans at the White House’s Rose Garden, Trump…
Read MoreNo Wait Time for Family-Based Second Preference Adjustment of Status
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its Visa Bulletin for July of 2019, and it contains good news for spouses and unmarried children of lawful permanent residents in the U.S. The final action date for family immigration cases is “current” for all countries. That means green card approval for certain family members has reached the front…
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Trump’s Border Wall Plans Blocked by Federal Judge
Trump’s Border Wall Plans Blocked by Federal Judge Friday, May 24, 2019, saw a step forward for immigration as a federal judge blocked officials in the Trump administration from gaining any momentum on a border wall on the southern border of the United States. The White House’s plans for a border wall between the United…
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Trump Administration Plans to Detain Asylum Seekers Indefinitely
Trump Administration Plans to Detain Asylum Seekers Indefinitely For those facing unthinkable violence and threats of persecution, asylum provides an escape. It promises safety, peace, and prosperity away from the grasp of fear. Yet within the last year, the Trump administration has continually proven itself an enemy of asylum seekers. While potential asylees, including many…
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Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Trump Administration
Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Trump Administration Over the weekend, breaking news spread throughout the country: Kirstjen Nielsen, the current Secretary of Homeland Security, would immediately resign. Without a doubt, Nielsen has become infamous for her role in the implementation of Trump’s atrocious family separation policies. Even today, families are still torn apart, nearly a year after…
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