By David L. Di Maria, The Conversation In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new set of rules t...
State AGs Decry Proposed Limits On Student, Journalist Visas
By Sarah Martinson, Law360 Twenty-two state attorneys general have urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to toss a proposed rule limiting the time that international students and journalists...
NEW REPORT: Deeper Into Darkness or a Chance for True Progress: The Stakes on Immigration
San Francisco, California: Protesters march from Dolores Park in the Mission District to City Hall to protest the Trump administration’s family separation and detention process. – June 30, 201...
ICE Settles Retaliatory Deportation Suit With Activists
Protester holding an abolish ICE sign at the demonstration against children in immigrant detention at City Hall in Downtown – Los Angeles, CA / USA – June 14, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jennif...
Record Low Refugee Cap Goes Into Effect, Sparking Outcry
Activists participating in the Refugees Welcome protest rally on the steps of the US Capitol, wearing life preservers. They were each later arrested. – WASHINGTON – October 15 2019 (Shut...
DHS Looks To Ditch H-1B Visa Lottery For Salary Ranking
By Suzanne Monyak, Law360 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to replace the H-1B specialty occupation visa lottery, in which foreign citizens with college degrees compete for limited...
DHS names new ombudsman for immigration detention to receive and investigate allegations of misconduct and abuse
By Nick Miroff, MSN The Department of Homeland Security named its first ombudsman for immigration detention Tuesday, setting up a new designated office to field complaints and allegations of mistreatm...
City Bar Report Highlights Threats to Independence of Immigration Court System — Calls for Creation of Independent Article I Court
By NYCBar The New York City Bar Association has released a report on recent immigration policy changes “to highlight its concerns about their impact on the independence of the immigration court sy...
Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos, immigrants & supporters gathered 3,000 strong at Columbus Circle to protest & march against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies. – New York City &...
Migrant parents could face fateful choice: Be separated from their children or stay together in jail
Demonstrators protest ICE and the Trump Administration policy of separating migrant families at the U.S – Mexico border. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 14, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Ni...