By Shaun Courtney, Bloomberg Government President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Homeland Security Department faces a delicate balancing act between immigration advocates calling for an overhaul...
What You Need to Know About the Latest Changes to the H-1B Registration Process
By Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a final rule changing the way U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects the registrations...
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 131
The Immigrants Journal – Vol. 131 (Highlights) Getting the Vaccine to Undocumented Immigrants Congressional Democrats Announce One of the Most Progressive Immigration Reform Plans in History “...
USCIS to Replace Sticker That Extends Validity of Green Cards
Starting in January, we will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to extend the validity of their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC or “Green Card...
It’s Time to Fix the Immigration Court System
By Eshani Pandya, Immigration Impact The backbone of a functioning justice system is due process. Yet over 1.25 million immigrants are fighting for their right to survive in an immigration court syste...
Refugee Resettlement Organizations Win Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Baltimore, MD – The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled against a Trump administration executive order requiring state and local governments to issue explicit consent in order to continue ref...
Bergen lawmaker’s bill would bar new immigrant detention contracts with ICE
ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail – “Free Them All” Banner on the fence outside Bergen County Jail. – Hackensack, New Jersey, USA – November 27th, 2020 (Shutterstock...
Chinese Students in the US Caught Up in Geopolitics and Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
By Rong Xiaoqing, Documented NY On a chilly day in November, Bill was sitting in a cafe, doing his homework after taking his morning classes. This would be routine for many Chinese students in the U.S...
Extended Rent Relief for New York Tenants and Immigrants
By Documented NY The new year brings some promising news for tenants economically slammed by the pandemic in New York: another shot for an extended rent relief for tens of thousands. How Did It Happen...
A New ICE Policy As Trump Is About To Leave Office Could Make It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
A young Central American boy migrant who, with his family, is seeking asylum from poverty and gang violence, waits to board a bus to his Immigration hearing sponsor. – McAllen, Tx/U.S. – A...