By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Ellen M. Gilmer, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Advocates for more than 600,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children told a federal appeals panel in New Orl...
Mayorkas Calls for New Immigration Law Amid Renewed Scrutiny, Tragedy at the Border
New York, NY – September 10, 2021: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during 911 security briefing at One Police Plaza. (Shutterstock) By ABC News Congress “must pass” new...
This Independence Day, Local Communities Lead on Celebrating Immigrants
By Mo Kantner, Immigration Impact As communities across the United States came together this past weekend to commemorate and reflect upon our country’s independence, the holiday holds special signif...
USCIS Celebrates Independence Day 2022 and Continues its Commitment to Naturalization
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 6,600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalization ceremonies between J...
DHS Announces Expansion of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program and Open Application Period
By USCIS WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the open application period for the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, which provides funding for citizenship prepara...
Supreme Court Permits Biden to Terminate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
Juárez Chihuahua Mexico 11-22-2021 – Group of migrants surrender to a border patrol agent after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 168
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 168 (Highlights) Voting Rights for Non-Citizens Denied, Ruled Unconstitutional Haitians Are Still Dying in Their Search for Survival The Violence Against Women’s ...
Voting Rights for Non-Citizens Denied, Ruled Unconstitutional
The City Council, controlled by Democrats, passed the law last December 2021, and it went into effect in January after both Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, declined to either sign ...
State Department Denies Substantial Percentage of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact Surprising data recently revealed that consular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at a far higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Im...
Biden Administration Expands Exemptions for Afghan Nationals Otherwise Inadmissible
New Delhi, India-Aug 24 2021: Afghan women holding placards and shouting slogans, protesting outside at UNHCR demanding to be given refugee status in India. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration...