By Linda Nwoke The effect of a pandemic such as COVID 19 often goes beyond medical and physiological changes. It leaves individuals and society with consequences beyond physical illness—resulting in...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 162
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 162 (Highlights) A New Win for Immigrants as USCIS Agrees to Restore Path to Permanent Residency for TPS Beneficiaries How to Get a Green Card: Getting a Visa (K-1)...
Settlement Deadline in Lawsuit Addressing a One-Year Filing Deadline for Asylum Applications
By Karolina Walters, Immigration Impact Immigration law requires that asylum seekers file applications for asylum within one year of last entering the United States. Filing after one year can be the s...
Taking the Next Steps with an Asylum Denial
By Janet Howard For those subjected to persecution in their native land, there is hope for you. The United States’ asylum process provides protections for those who fear persecution on religious or ...
The US Response to Ukraine Shows we Have the Capacity for Humanitarian Relief
By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact At the beginning of March 2022, as millions of Ukrainians were being displaced by Russian invasion, the U.S. government announced a series of policy changes to assi...
Moving Past Politics: How States are Leading on Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion
02-03-2022 Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – A group of migrants from South America crossed the Rio Bravo border between Mexico and the United States to request asylum. (Shutterstock) By Rich Andre, Immi...
What is President Biden’s Plan for Ending Title 42?
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 12-06-2021 100 migrants were returned to Mexico under title 42 health measure due to the pandemic that is currently being experienced in the world. (Shutterstock) By Aaron ...
Biden Released His Budget for 2023 – What Does it Mean for Immigration Issues?
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Every year, the president submits a budget request to Congress with their proposal for funding the federal government. Over the last 20 years, Congress ha...
Getting a Visa (K-1) For Your Fiancé to Come to the US to Marry You
If you are a U.S. citizen who wants to bring your foreign fiancé(e) to the United States in order to get married, you will need to file a Form I-129F, Petition For Alien Fiancé(e). This is the first...
A New Win for Immigrants as USCIS Agrees to Restore Path to Permanent Residency for TPS Beneficiaries
Washington, DC – October 23, 2017: Immigration reform protesters demonstrate outside the White House calling for no further deportations and a means to gain legal residency and a path to citizenship...