U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White agrees with GAO that DHS acting secretary was appointed illegally, therefore ruling his proposals invalid. LOS ANGELES — The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rig...
Diversity Visa Ban Struck Down by Judge
By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing diversity visas on September 5. Each year, the State Department uses a lottery system to selec...
USCIS Implements New Law Related to Citizenship for Children of Military Members and U.S. Government Employees Stationed Overseas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Nov 20, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA (Sh...
USCIS Wants To Increase the Amount of Biometric Data It Collects by Over 60%
By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to dramatically expand the personal information that it collects in support of immigration petitions an...
Citizenship Backlogs at USCIS Will Block Hundreds of Thousands from Voting in the 2020 Election
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Hundreds of thousands of immigrants might be prevented from voting in the 2020 election—even though they are just one step away from becoming new Americans. Yea...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System
Editorial photo of a lone vehicle and otherwise empty lanes of traffic approaching the crossing of the US/Canadian border into the US, during Covid-19 border shutdown – Blaine, WA/USA-March 20, ...
Challenging Customs and Border Protection’s Unlawful Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers
By American Immigration Council This case challenges the government’s policy – the Turnback Policy – of turning away asylum seekers at ports of entry (POEs) across the U.S.-Mexico border since 2...
ICE whistleblower: Nurse alleges ‘hysterectomies on immigrant women in US’
Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against a migrant detention centre in the US, alleging medical neglect and a lack of virus safety measures. The complaint condemns the practices and conditions a...
USCIS Fee Hikes Starting October 2
The Trump administration’s war on immigrants continues. Effective October 2, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasing its fees. The cost for becoming a citizen would r...
The Biden Plan for Securing Our Values as a Nation of Immigrants – Joe Biden for President
Democratic presidential candidate VP. Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration’s recent actions in Iraq at Chelsea Piers on January 07, 2020, in New York City. – NEW YORK, NY...